Winery Catena ZapataEstiba Reservada Malbec
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Food and wine pairings with Estiba Reservada Malbec
Pairings that work perfectly with Estiba Reservada Malbec
Original food and wine pairings with Estiba Reservada Malbec
The Estiba Reservada Malbec of Winery Catena Zapata matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of cornish pasties, mediterranean lamb necklace or chinese fondue.
Details and technical informations about Winery Catena Zapata's Estiba Reservada Malbec.
Discover the grape variety: Attiki
Variety obtained in Greece by Vassilis Mikos by crossing the Alphonse Lavallée with the black monukka, registered at the end of 2002 in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties list A1.
Informations about the Winery Catena Zapata
The Winery Catena Zapata is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in the of Agrelo to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Agrelo
Agrelo is a small wine-producing wine region about 20 miles (35km) South of the city of Mendoza in Argentina. Located on the southern side of the Mendoza River just south of Perdriel, around the Village from which it takes its name, the area is home to some of the country's most famous wine estates. Agrelo's Terroir is considered to be some of the best in Mendoza for the production of big, Complex red wines made from the Malbec grape variety The village is located in the western foothills of the Andes mountains, and is a Part of the Lujan de Cuyo department, an administrative title which handily covers some of the best viticultural land in Argentina. The wine-producing zone of Agrelo slopes upward from the town toward the Andes, with the highest (and most desirable) vineyards in the west reaching up to 3300ft (1000m) above sea level.
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.
News related to this wine
Argentina harvest report 2023: An accelerated harvest
With most of the grapes safely in the wineries by the first week of April, Argentina brought an end to its 2023 harvest almost a month earlier than usual. The reasons for the haste date back to the early mornings of 31 October and 1 November, 2022, when frosts struck to determine the course of this unusual year. Alejandro Vigil, the president of Wines of Argentina, director of production, vineyards and wineries at Catena Zapata and creator of El Enemigo Wines, sums things up. ‘We had an early ha ...
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 ...
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: Chaptalization
The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.
