Catena Cabernet Sauvignon

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Wine Description

Cabernet Sauvignon: 30 year old vines grown in the loamy – clay soils of Agrelo (Luján de Cuyo) provide the cassis core; Cooler temperatures of higher altitude Villa Bastías (Tupungato) lend sweet spice and eucalyptus; extreme high altitude climate of Gualtallary (Tupungato) provides structure and spicy black pepper. 

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Laura Catena sits at a table with a glass of wine
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Alejandro Vigil (Chief Winemaker) and Laura Catena Tasting
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Acclaim
“Lavish cassis and black cherry fruit for an entry wine. Bold and fruity with some gentle tannins at the long finish.”
— James Suckling, Mar 2018
“Compared with the 2016, the 2017 Catena Cabernet Sauvignon feels a little riper within its fresh style, with moderate alcohol and good acidity. This always contains small percentages of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, and it matured in oak barrels for 12 months. Notes of iron and fresh blood developed with time in the glass.”
— Wine Advocate, Jun 2018
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
The La Pirámide, Domingo and Adrianna vineyards
Soil composition
Stony and Sandy-Loam
Training method
VSP
Elevation:
3,117-4,757 feet
Vines/acre:
2,200
Yield/acre:
2-2.8 tons
Exposure:
Northwestern
Harvest time:
March-April
First vintage of this wine:
1990
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
23
Varietal composition:
90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot
Fermentation container:
Stainless Steel Tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
14 days
Fermentation temperature:
75 - 80 °F
Maceration technique:
Cold Soak Maceration; Racking, Punchdown, and Pumpovers
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
12 months
Length of bottle aging:
10 months
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.7
Alcohol:
13.5 %