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The Society's Exhibition Mendoza Malbec 2022
Flagship Argentine malbec from the pioneering Catena winery, this is deservedly popular. The new vintage of this sophisticated and dependable red picked up where last year`s Wine Champion-winning vintage left off, winning plaudits this year for its ‘plummy round fruit, plenty of freshness and a lick of oak.`
Price:
£12.50
Bottle
Price:
£150.00
Case of 12
In Stock
Code: AR4991
Wine characteristics
- Red Wine
- Full-bodied
- Malbec/Cot
- 75cl
- Now to 2030
- 13.5% Alcohol
- oak used but not v. noticeable
- Cork, diam
Catena
The imposing Bodega Catena Zapata winery, modelled on an ancient truncated Mayan pyramid, is set against a stunning backdrop of vast, open skies and the awe-inspiring Andes. It is in these remarkable high-altitude surroundings in Mendoza that the Catena family has helped to bring Argentine wines critical recognition around the world.
Nicolás Catena, who in 2009 became the first person from South America to receive the prestigious Decanter Man of the Year award, always believed that Argentina could produce world-class wines. He realised, after closely studying the effects of altitude on growing conditions, that it was possible to plant vines at high elevation, and use cooler temperatures along with greater sun exposure to ripen grapes whilst preserving natural acidity.
Their highest vineyards at Gualtallary are at an impressive 1480m altitude, and were planted with the help of renowned Argentine viticulturist Pedro Marchevsky. Some thought that grapes would simply never ripen here – hail is a big issue, and the vineyards even get snow – however even cabernet sauvignon has thrived. Malbec is particularly good here: Pedro experimented tirelessly with around 100 strains of the grape to find the best examples with smaller berries, good colour and better tannins. He eventually narrowed his selection down to just seven or eight which have been replanted, so these vineyards are now used for their most premium malbec, including some of the fruit for The Society’s Exhibition Malbec.