The Winery Catena Zapata of Mendoza

Winery Catena Zapata - Nicola Catena Parcela Bonarda
The winery offers 25 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
This estate is part of the Bodega Catena Zapata.
It is ranked in the top 5 of the estates of Mendoza.
It is located in Mendoza

The Winery Catena Zapata is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 25 wines for sale in of Mendoza to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Catena Zapata wines

Looking for the best Winery Catena Zapata wines in Mendoza among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Catena Zapata wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Catena Zapata wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Catena Zapata

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Catena Zapata

How Winery Catena Zapata wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal rouelle normande, braised (green) cabbage or lamb chops marinated with herbs.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Catena Zapata

On the nose the red wine of Winery Catena Zapata. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, fig or black olive and sometimes also flavors of black plum, citrus fruit or savory. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Catena Zapata. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Catena Zapata

  • 1990With an average score of 4.90/5
  • 1994With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.63/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.59/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.56/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Catena Zapata.

  • Malbec
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Bonarda

Discovering 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.

While the province is large (it covers a similar area to the state of New York), its viticultural land is clustered mainly in the northern Part, just South of Mendoza City. Here, the regions of Lujan de Cuyo, Maipu and the Uco Valley are home to some of the biggest names in Argentinian wine. Mendoza's winemaking history is nearly as Old as the colonial history of Argentina itself. The first vines were planted by priests of the Catholic Church's Jesuit order in the mid-16th Century, borrowing agricultural techniques from the Incas and Huarpes, who had occupied the land before them.

Malbec was introduced around this time by a French agronomist, Miguel Aimé Pouget. In the 1800s, Spanish and Italian immigrants flooded into Mendoza to escape the ravages of the Phylloxera louse that was devastating vineyards in Europe at the time. A boom in wine production came in 1885, when a railway line was completed between Mendoza and the country's capital city, Buenos Aires, providing a cheaper, easier way of sending wines out of the region. For most of the 20th Century, the Argentinean wine industry focused almost entirely on the domestic market, and it is only in the past 25 years that a push toward quality has led to the wines of Mendoza gracing restaurant lists the world over.

The top white wines of Winery Catena Zapata

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Catena Zapata

How Winery Catena Zapata wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of penne à la toscane, salmon and spinach lasagna or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Catena Zapata

On the nose the white wine of Winery Catena Zapata. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, non oak or honey and sometimes also flavors of saline, melon or lemon zest. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Catena Zapata. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Catena Zapata

  • 2009With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.28/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.08/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Catena Zapata.

  • Chardonnay
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Catena Zapata

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Catena Zapata

How Winery Catena Zapata wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal tagine with prunes, capellini with prosciutto or giant paella cooked on a wood fire.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Catena Zapata

  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Catena Zapata.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Chardonnay
  • Moscatel de Alejandría

The word of the wine: Bold

A wine with a smooth texture reminiscent of fats.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Catena Zapata

Planning a wine route in the of Mendoza? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Catena Zapata.

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.

News about Winery Catena Zapata and wines from the region

Argentina: Award-winning wines to celebrate Malbec World Day

This 17 April marks the 12th anniversary of Malbec World Day, a global initiative created by Wines of Argentina to celebrate the success of Argentina’s wine industry. Argentina is the main producing country of Malbec with more than 44,000 hectares planted across the country. Mendoza, Argentina’s most famous wine region, has become synonymous with Malbec and leads local production with 37,754 hectares cultivated (85% of the total vineyards). Now the 12th edition, Malbec World Day cele ...

New Château Latour 2010 stocks released onto market

New stocks of Château Latour 2010 were released from the Pauillac-based First Growth’s cellars on 13 September. Latour 2010 is regarded as one of the best Bordeaux wines of the 21st century so far, and has received two 100-point Decanter scores in the past three years. It’s also more expensive than many other Latour vintages, but analyst group Wine Lister said it expected buyers to show interest. ‘There is no doubt that this release will see demand, especially for merchants rel ...

Price key as top wines set for La Place de Bordeaux release – Liv-ex

More than 100 wines from 32 regions across 11 countries – including France – are set for release via the La Place in the coming weeks, Liv-ex said in a new report released today (24 August). September, in particular, has become a busy month for négociants, who have sought to expand their portfolios beyond Bordeaux. For wineries, the extensive La Place distribution network offers opportunities to reach new drinkers and enhance their international reputation – albeit opinions in the UK trade diffe ...

The word of the wine: Bold

A wine with a smooth texture reminiscent of fats.