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Region: Mendoza, Argentina
Grape: Malbec
Tasting: Blackberry / Black plum / Violet / Dark chocolate / Spice / Smoky / Powerful tannins
Pairing: Chargrilled ribeye steak / Wagyu tomahawk / BBQ prime rib / Steak frites / Cassoulet
Producer: Catena Adrianna River Stones is one of Argentina's most prestigious single-vineyard Malbecs, sourced from the renowned Adrianna Vineyard in Gualtallary at 1,450 metres elevation.
This wine represents the pinnacle of Argentine Malbec, combining power with elegance and precision. The Catena family's dedication to high-altitude viticulture has created a wine of world-class quality that showcases Mendoza's extraordinary terroir.
The 2017 Vintage delivered exceptional quality across Mendoza's high-altitude sites, producing wines of remarkable concentration and finesse. The vineyard's alluvial soils, laden with river stones deposited over millennia by the Andes' ancient waterways, impart distinctive mineral complexity and remarkable freshness to the wine.
James Suckling 100 points, The Wine Advocate 98 points, Vinous 96 points
ABV: 14.5%Â
Vol: 75cl
Contains Sulphites
Description
Region: Mendoza, Argentina
Grape: Malbec
Tasting: Blackberry / Black plum / Violet / Dark chocolate / Spice / Smoky / Powerful tannins
Pairing: Chargrilled ribeye steak / Wagyu tomahawk / BBQ prime rib / Steak frites / Cassoulet
Producer: Catena Adrianna River Stones is one of Argentina's most prestigious single-vineyard Malbecs, sourced from the renowned Adrianna Vineyard in Gualtallary at 1,450 metres elevation.
This wine represents the pinnacle of Argentine Malbec, combining power with elegance and precision. The Catena family's dedication to high-altitude viticulture has created a wine of world-class quality that showcases Mendoza's extraordinary terroir.
The 2017 Vintage delivered exceptional quality across Mendoza's high-altitude sites, producing wines of remarkable concentration and finesse. The vineyard's alluvial soils, laden with river stones deposited over millennia by the Andes' ancient waterways, impart distinctive mineral complexity and remarkable freshness to the wine.
James Suckling 100 points, The Wine Advocate 98 points, Vinous 96 points
ABV: 14.5%Â
Vol: 75cl
Contains Sulphites
