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750ml
Bottle:
$28.00
The 2021 Catena Alta Chardonnay is a textbook expression of a barrel-fermented Chardonnay. It fermented with...
750ml
Bottle:
$21.95
12 bottles:
$21.51
A hint of flint and gunpowder with waxed lemon, oyster shell, mango and salted green apples. Quite a textured, saline...
750ml - Case of 12
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$13.99
Golden yellow with green hues. Expresses a wide range of aromas, combining pineapple and banana, with butter and...
750ml
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$15.75
12 bottles:
$15.44
Aromas of yellow apples and mangoes with hints of almonds, caramel, dried flowers and crushed stones. Medium- to...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$28.00
From vineyards at 1,400m in San Juan's Pedernal Valley, this well-made cool climate Chardonnay balances elegant,...
750ml
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$16.66
12 bottles:
$16.33
Cropped from the coolest year in recent times, the 2021 Gran Terroir Chardonnay comes from a single vineyard in Albo...
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Alpasion Chardonnay Grand 2021
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$129.35
The 2021 Chardonnay Grand Alpasión from the Uco Valley was aged for 12 months in barrels. Yellow in the glass. The...
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Catena Zapata Chardonnay White Stones 2021
750ml - Case of 3
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$109.12
A very mineral, flinty chardonnay full of wet stones, lime and some green fruit. Austere and chalky on the...
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Familia Zuccardi Chardonnay Fosil 2021
750ml - Case of 6
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$54.95
The 2021 Chardonnay Fósil from San Pablo, Uco Valley was 30% aged in 500-liter barrels, the rest in concrete. Yellow...
Chardonnay 2021 Argentina 750ml
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
As the world's fifth largest producer of wine, after France, Italy, Spain and the United States, Argentina has plenty to offer the international wine market in regards to both quantity and quality. Despite this being the case for several decades now, it has only been since the end of the twentieth century that the Argentinian wine industry has really begun to up their game when it comes to the methods and techniques required to produce world class wines, which are both representative of their country and region of origin, and which stand alone as complex, interesting and delicious wines to drink. As Argentina became a serious contender in the international wine market, wineries previously concerned primarily with high volumes began to change their priorities, and formerly struggling small bodegas and independent wineries began to find success. Nowadays, well crafted wines from smaller vineyards in Argentina are being lauded as some of the finest in the world, and the country is starting to reap the benefits of its heritage, which include some very old vines, and up to four centuries of experience in wine production.