Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Catena Zapata |
Label Name: | Adrianna Set (16 Stone/ 16 Bone/ 16 River Stone) |
Vintage: | MIXED |
Country: | Argentina |
Region: | Adrianna Vineyard, Gualtallary (Tupungato), Uco Valley, Mendoza |
Volume: | 3x 750ml |
ABV: | 13.5% |
Grape(s): | Malbec |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 3 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Notable scores for Adrianna Vineyard River Stones include Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) 100 (2016) and James Suckling 95 (2016); Luis Gutiérrez 99 for 2018. Source: Catena and major critics
Tasting Note
Concentrated Malbec: violets, blackberry, wet stone/mineral, tobacco and saline notes; velvety, fine-grained tannins with a chalky texture and long, sapid finish.
Food Pairing
Western: grilled ribeye, roasted lamb, Argentine asado, aged hard cheeses. Asian: Korean BBQ, beef bulgogi, char siu, spicy Sichuan beef, teriyaki-glazed beef.
Production Method
Fermented in 225L oak barrels and 500L French oak fermenters (some vintages with partial whole-cluster); wild yeasts, ~15 day maceration and ~24 months ageing in French oak (vintage-dependent).
Vineyard Info
Single-vineyard bottling from Catena’s high‑altitude Adrianna Vineyard (Gualtallary). Catena’s family project focuses on parcel-level terroir expression from stony alluvial soils.