Winery Catena Alta - Malbec

Winery Catena AltaMalbec

4.2
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Malbec of Winery Catena Alta is a red wine from the region of Mendoza.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Malbec.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the Malbec from the Winery Catena Alta

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Malbec of Winery Catena Alta in the region of Mendoza is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with floral taste

violet, lavender

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

Wine with vegetal taste

grass, bell pepper

On the nose the Malbec of Winery Catena Alta in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of cream, marzipan or dried herbs and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, spices or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Catena Alta's Malbec.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Last vintages of this wine

Malbec - 2018
In the top 100 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Malbec - 2017
In the top 100 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Malbec - 2016
In the top 100 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Malbec - 2015
In the top 100 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Malbec - 2014
In the top 100 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Malbec - 2013
In the top 100 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Malbec - 2012
In the top 100 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Malbec from Winery Catena Alta are 1996, 2018, 2004, 2000 and 2003.

Informations about the Winery Catena Alta

The winery offers 4 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
This winery is part of the Bodega Catena Zapata.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Mendoza

The Winery Catena Alta is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Mendoza to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Mendoza
In the top 350 of of Argentina wines
In the top 300 of of Mendoza wines
In the top 6000 of red wines
In the top 7500 wines of the world

The wine region of Mendoza

Mendoza is by far the largest wine region in Argentina. Located on a high-altitude plateau at the edge of the Andes Mountains, the province is responsible for roughly 70 percent of the country's annual wine production. The French Grape variety Malbec has its New World home in the vineyards of Mendoza, producing red wines of great concentration and intensity. The province Lies on the western edge of Argentina, across the Andes Mountains from Chile.

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The word of the wine: Ampélographie

Study of the vine, and more particularly the grape varieties.

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