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Wine Information
The 2009 Catena Chardonnay combines the unique expressions of two high altitude Catena estate vineyards. The Agrelo vineyard offers honeyed stone fruit flavors with a rich, unctuous mouthfeel, while the Tupungato vineyard lends citrus notes, pear and fig flavors with a strong minerality and a crisp finish.
VINIFICATION:
No cold maceration; the juice begins fermentation right away. Short 12-14 day post-fermentation maceration; finishes malo...