In Bond Fine Wine. 2020 Catena Zapata White Stones Chardonnay Adrianna Vineyard, Adrianna Vineyard, Uco Valley, Argentina. White argentina - white in 3x75cl. Top critic score: 97/100 (VIN). Drinking window: 2023+. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
A profound high-altitude Chardonnay from Adrianna's stony soils, combining crystalline minerality, precision and intensity with remarkable a Founded in Mendoza in 1902, Catena Zapata is one of the defining names in modern Argentine wine. It was Nicolas Catena's belief in the potential of extreme high-altitude vineyards that transformed the family's fortunes and helped change international perceptions of Argentine fine wine. The Adrianna Vineyard, planted high in Gualtallary in the foothills of the Andes, was initially considered an audacious experiment. Today it is the source of Catena's most celebrated wines. Under Laura Catena and winemaker Alejandro Vigil, detailed research into altitude, soils and individual vineyard parcels has taken this work even further. Wines such as White Stones and White Bones are the result: tiny-production, site-specific wines that have established Adrianna…
Luis Gutiérrez (LG) — 96/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 30/11/2022 · Drink 2023-2029
I had the opportunity to taste two vintages (2020 and 2021) of the top whites side by side and could see the differences of the two years quite clearly, as the wines express the natural conditions of the year quite faithfully. The 2020 White Stones Chardonnay is riper than the other three wines; it's a very good wine, but it shows the warmer year with a rounder mouthfeel, faintly creamy, still a…
James Suckling (JS) — 97/100 · JamesSuckling.com, 25/02/2022 · Drink 2023+
Lemon zest, pineapple, white pepper, cloves, jasmine, crushed stones and chalk on the nose. Medium-bodied, focused and phenolic. Very fine, mineral and tight with persistent energy and vivid acidity. Creamy, with salted-almond notes at the end. Drink from 2023.
Joaquin Hidalgo (JH) — 97/100 · Vinous, 01/08/2022 · Drink 2022 - 2030
The 2020 Chardonnay Adrianna Vineyard White Stones from Gualtallary, Uco Valley, was barrel-aged for 16 months. Greenish-yellow in the glass. The intense, layered nose presents bold aromas of green apple, pear, hints of linden blossom and ginger with touches of lemon and herbs. In the mouth, it's concentrated, rooted in a lively, heightened freshness while maintaining the variety's expansive flow…