Wine Information
The 2005 Catena Malbec presents an dark, opaque purple color. This microclimate blend of four unique vineyard sites offers intense aromatics with rich, concentrated flavors, and a soft generous texture. The Angelica vineyard lends ripe plum and chocolate flavors with a very soft, supple mouthfeel. The La Piramide vineyard offers blackberry fruit with a slight earthy tone and notes of spicy black pepper. The La Consulta vineyard brings a core of black currant and cassis, with excellent structure and length. And the Adrianna vineyard lends exceptional concentration with explosive floral aromatics. Together they make complex blend of aromas and flavors, a wine with excellent concentration, balance and freshness.
Alejandro Vigil, Chief Winemaker
Name: Catena
Varietal: 100 % Malbec
Vintage: 2005
Vineyards: Angelica vineyard, Lunlunta district, 3018 ft elevation La Pirámide vineyard, Agrelo district 3117 ft elevation
La Consulta vineyard, La Consulta district, 3593 ft elevation
Adrianna vineyard, Gualtallary district, 4757 ft elevation
Fermentation: Selected yeast, max temp. ferm. 29°C, for 11 days 28 day maceration
Aging: 12 months in 70% French oak, 20% new, and 30% new American oak
Alcohol: 13.5 % vol
Acidity/pH: 5.25/3.75
Fining/Filtration: Unfined/Unfiltered
