In Bond Fine Wine. 2021 Catena Zapata White Stones Chardonnay Adrianna Vineyard, Adrianna Vineyard, Uco Valley, Argentina. White argentina - white in 3x75cl. Top critic score: 98/100 (WA). Drinking window: 2023–2031. 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) — 98/100 · Vinous, 30/11/2022 · Drink 2023-2031
The 2021 White Stones Chardonnay is subtler and more elegant, a little closed with moderate ripeness and alcohol (12.5%) and a mineral palate with strong chalky sensations. It might be worth reproducing their explanation about this wine, one of the finest whites in Argentina: "The term 'white stones' refers to the composition of said rows of soil, with white oval stones covered by gravel. The vin…
James Suckling (JS) — 98/100 · JamesSuckling.com, 26/02/2023
A very mineral, flinty chardonnay full of wet stones, lime and some green fruit. Austere and chalky on the medium-bodied palate, really transparent and elegant with super bright and beautifully integrated acidity. Pure, linear and long. Drink or hold.
Joaquin Hidalgo (JH) — 97/100 · Vinous, 01/07/2023 · Drink 2023-2031
The 2021 Chardonnay Adrianna Vineyard White Stones comes from Gualtallary, Uco Valley. It was aged for up to 16 months in used barrels. Pale yellow in the glass with a greenish sheen. The enticing aromatic profile presents pear and mountain herb notes with acacia, gunpowder, and hazelnut over layers of linden blossom and mint. However, it is on the palate, where this wine truly comes into its own…