WINE DESCRIPTION

Family vintners for over 100 years, the Catenas are recognized for their pioneering role in high-altitude viticulture and in leading Argentina’s Malbec revolution. In the 1950s, Don Domingo Catena began sourcing Malbec from the vineyards of La Consulta. The combination of intense sunlight and cool nights yields a wine that Domingo prized for its deep purple color, black fruit aromatics and rich velvety tannins.

VINIFICATION

This wine goes through an extensive cold maceration for some grape lots of 2-5 days at less than 50ºF (10ºC) to extract aromas. The juice is then fermented for around 8-14 days with a total maceration of approximately 3-10 days. Elevage: 11-13 months in 100% French Oak barrel. 15-35% new, second and third use barrels.

VINEYARDS

La Consulta Vineyard (1095m/3592ft). Alluvial origin. Loamy soil, with rounded rocks on the bottom (80% Sand – 10% Clay – 10% Silt)

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Varietal: 100% Malbec

Alcohol: 13.6%

Total Acidity: 5.75 grams/liter

pH: 3.7