The Winery D.V. Catena of Mendoza

Winery D.V. Catena
The winery offers 32 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
This estate is part of the Bodega Catena Zapata.
It is ranked in the top 35 of the estates of Mendoza.
It is located in Mendoza

The Winery D.V. Catena is one of the world's great estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in of Mendoza to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery D.V. Catena wines

Looking for the best Winery D.V. Catena wines in Mendoza among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery D.V. Catena 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 D.V. Catena wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery D.V. Catena

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery D.V. Catena

How Winery D.V. Catena wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of southern beef meatballs, blanquette of lamb or coconut chicken curry in thermomix.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery D.V. Catena

On the nose the red wine of Winery D.V. Catena. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, butter or earthy. In the mouth the red wine of Winery D.V. Catena. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery D.V. Catena

  • 2019With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.36/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.36/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.31/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.31/5

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

  • Malbec
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Petit Verdot
  • Pinot Noir
  • 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 D.V. Catena

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery D.V. Catena

How Winery D.V. Catena wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of tartiflette, zucchini and goat cheese quiche or italian gnocchi.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery D.V. Catena

On the nose the white wine of Winery D.V. Catena. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, oaky or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, peach or butter. In the mouth the white wine of Winery D.V. Catena. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery D.V. Catena

  • 2017With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2023With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2022With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2021With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Sauvignon Blanc

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.

The top sparkling wines of Winery D.V. Catena

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery D.V. Catena

How Winery D.V. Catena wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, any junk food will do or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of traditional tunisian couscous, mixed paella valenciana or dried tomato, feta and green olive cake.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery D.V. Catena

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery D.V. Catena. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery D.V. Catena

  • 2006With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.10/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Oenophile

A person who is interested in the world of wine and more particularly in wine tasting.

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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 D.V. Catena.

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.