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The 2022 Catena Chardonnay is a medicinal and balsamic expression of the varietal, with aromas of bay leaf and white...
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The 2021 Catena Alta Chardonnay is a textbook expression of a barrel-fermented Chardonnay. It fermented with...
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A very mineral, flinty chardonnay full of wet stones, lime and some green fruit. Austere and chalky on the...
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A fragrant nose full of vivid strawberries and sweet cherries. Tight and lightly chewy on the palate with plenty of...
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#19 TOP 100 WINES OF ARGENTINA, 2022. This has a complex nose of baked blackberries, grilled plums, dried earth,...
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Nicolás Catena Zapata has an intense, deep purple color with bluish-black tones. On the nose, aromas of black fruits...
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This shows aromas of ripe blackberries and blueberries, vanilla, licorice, dark chocolate and sweet tobacco. Hints of...
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A pretty profound nose with hints of mineral, wild herbs, violets and asphalt on top of the currants and...
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Chocolate, cassis, plums, walnuts and grilled herbs on the nose. Firm and chewy tannins, with a full body and dense,...
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This is really classy with deep blackberry, violet and blueberry aromas and flavors. It’s full-bodied and super...
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The 2019 Blend Gran Enemigo Gualtallary combines 40% Malbec, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc, 5% Merlot...
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The 2022 Chardonnay Fosil hails from Zuccardi’s San Pablo Vineyard in the Uco Valley. It was aged in 75% concrete...
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Super fresh, with bright aromas of crunchy red fruit, plush plum, heady violet, spiced liquorice, rosemary and thyme,...
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A blend of 65% Malbec, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon, a touch of Petit Verdot, and Tannat from Luján de Cuyo, shows ripe...
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This red wine is a single vineyard blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Tannat and Tannat. The Cabernet...
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Honey, lemon oil and yoghurt characters leap from the glass making for an enjoyable wine with a tense and complex...
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This blend of 50% Malbec and 50% Pinot Noir is all hand-harvested from the Tupungato Winelands vineyard in...
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Scented violets, blueberries and black cherries with notes of white pepper and black chocolate. A full-bodied blend...
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Exceptional Blend, with intense ruby red color with violet hints. Its aromas are extremely complex and elegant, with...
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Dark, glossy fruit with spicy undertones in the nose. Chocolatey palate with firm fine-grained tannins and velvety...
Chardonnay Red Blend White Zinfandel Argentina Cuyo
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.
Undoubtedly the most important viticultural region of the country of Argentina is Cuyo, the arid and red-soiled area within central-west Argentina which produces over eighty percent of the nation's wine each year. Cuyo represents the finest aspects of Argentinian wine making, with wineries in the region celebrating their traditions which stretch back to the sacramental wines first introduced to the country by Spanish settlers hundreds of years ago. As with much of Argentina, Cuyo is most famous for the production of Malbec wines, with Malbec grapes thriving prodigiously in the hot climate of the region, reaching full ripeness in ways they rarely could in their native France, and producing wines of exceptional flavor and quality. The Desaguadero River is the key water source in this otherwise dry and dusty region, and successful irrigation projects have helped bring water to even the driest vineyards within Cuyo.