Winery CatenaAppellation Luján de Cuyo White Clay
White wine
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 sardines moroccan style, cuttlefish rust or express cherry clafoutis.
Details and technical informations about Winery Catena's Appellation Luján de Cuyo White Clay.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Appellation Luján de Cuyo White Clay from Winery Catena are 2019, 0
Informations about the Winery Catena
The Winery Catena is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 38 wines for sale in the of Lujan de Cuyo to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Lujan de Cuyo
America's first DOC, the consecrated terroir of the world's Malbec in Mendoza on the Andean piedmont (825-1,080 m). Signature Malbec (>9,000 ha here): dense, velvety reds with signature notes of blackberry, plum, violet, cocoa and sweet spices, round tannins and bright fruit — the grape's maximum expression. Also firm Cabernet Sauvignon, supple Bonarda, spicy Tempranillo, peppery Syrah. Chardonnay, Sauvignon whites.
The wine region of Mendoza
World capital of Malbec: powerful, deep reds with blackberry, plum, violet and sweet spice, round tannins and vivid fruit. Also firm Cabernet Sauvignon, supple, juicy Bonarda, aromatic floral white Torrontés. High-altitude vineyards (800-1,700 m) at the foot of the Andes, dry continental climate irrigated by glacial waters. ~80% of Argentine output across 150,000 ha.
The word of the wine: Piqué
Altered wine characterized by a vinegar smell.
