Winery CatenaAppellation Luján de Cuyo White Clay

White wine of Lujan de Cuyo of Mendoza of Argentina

3.9

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Appellation Luján de Cuyo White Clay of Winery Catena is a white wine from the region of Lujan de Cuyo of Mendoza.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, poultry or lean fish.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Appellation Luján de Cuyo White Clay of Winery Catena in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Appellation Luján de Cuyo White Clay

Pairings that work perfectly with Appellation Luján de Cuyo White Clay

Original food and wine pairings with Appellation Luján de Cuyo White Clay

The Appellation Luján de Cuyo White Clay of Winery Catena matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of niçoise salad, creamy tomato squid or homemade cookies.

Details and technical informations about Winery Catena's Appellation Luján de Cuyo White Clay.

Winery

Winery Catena

Grape varieties

Chenin blanc

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

13.3°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

Last vintages of this wine

Appellation Luján de Cuyo White Clay - 2019

In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines

Average rating: 3.9

The best vintages of Appellation Luján de Cuyo White Clay from Winery Catena are 2019

Informations about the Winery Catena

The winery offers 32 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.

This winery is part of the Bodega Catena Zapata.

It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Lujan de Cuyo in the region of Mendoza

The Winery Catena is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in the of Lujan de Cuyo to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 2000 of of Argentina wines

In the top 1500 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines

In the top 15000 of white wines

In the top 50000 wines of the world

The wine region of Lujan de Cuyo

Luján de Cuyo is a wine-producing sub-region of Argentina's largest viticultural area, Mendoza. Unsurprisingly, Malbec is the region's most-important grape variety, producing Bold, intensely flavored red wines. Excellent wines are also produced here from Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Torrontés. Located in a valley just South of Mendoza City itself, the Luján de Cuyo region is home to some of the most famous names in Argentinean wine.

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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