Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Chardonnay White Stones 2022

CATENA

Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Chardonnay White Stones
2022

  • Sustainable
  • Vegan

$164.99*

* Suggested retail price
Product code
333260
Format
3 x 750ml
Listing type
Cross dock
Status
Allocated
Type of product
Still wine
Country
Argentina
Regulated designation
Dénomination origine (DOC)
Region
Mendoza
Varietal(s)
Chardonnay 100 %
Colour
White
Sugar
Dry
Closure type
Cork
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About this winery

At heart, Catena is a story about family. Family who poured their lives, passion, and spirit into transforming scrub-laden desert into some of the most beautiful and unique vineyards in the world. Family that passed their knowledge from generation to generation, blending collective memory with state-of-the-art science from the new world of viticulture. Family who, through risk-taking, faith, and a little luck, transformed their treasured Mendoza terroir into the fountainhead of the...

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Production notes

For over four generations, the Catena family has grown vines in the foothills of the Andes Mountains in Mendoza, Argentina. In his pursuit to make wines that stand with the best in the world, Nicolás Catena identified the best lots, and rows, in the Catena family’s estate vineyards. White Stones Chardonnay comes from a select 27 rows within Block 1 of the Adrianna Vineyard. The name refers to the ground beneath the vines which is covered with gravel - oval white stones.

Press reviews

James Suckling

- 97 points -

May 2024 (Vintage 2022)

This is always minerally and incisive and very different from White Bones. This is more classic chardonnay, with lots of freshly squeezed lemons, wet stone, flint and seashells. Brisk acidity on a medium- to full-bodied palate. Tense and intense, but this is acid-driven with a fine touch of salinity that lingers at the end

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Vinous

- 97 points -

October 2024

The 2022 Chardonnay Adrianna Vineyard White Stones hails from a cool and slightly dry vintage in the Uco Valley. Sourced from a small gravel and limestone plot in Gualtallary, it displays a green hue in the glass. Its aromas feature lime, green apple and herbs, with subtle notes of ginger and acacia. Dry, nimble and refreshing, the chalky texture enlivens the slightly lean palate, with a long-lasting, fruit-driven finish. A high-altitude wine, the 2022 growing season brought an extra layer of freshness to this Chardonnay.

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Tim Atkin MW

- 96 points -

2024 (Vintage 2022)

Produced in what Alejandro Vigil identifies as a “white wine year”, this is the latest in a run of delicious releases of White Stones. Fermented in older oak, it comes from selected rows within the Adrianna Vineyard. Subtle vanilla spice and petrichor aromas segue into a palate of oatmeal, gunflint and lemon butter and a bright, focused, effortlessly poised finish.

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 Wine Enthusiast

- 96 points -

Editor's Choice

July 2025 (Vintage 2022)

Located at 5,000 feet in the Uco Valley, the Adrianna vineyard is the source of the winery's most renowned wines. This refined Chardonnay lives up to its reputation, showcasing a bouquet that includes honeysuckle and subtle mandarin peel, highlighted by sweet spices. Delicate citrus and herbal notes blend with cedar and a touch of ginger on the vibrant palate before a finish with hints of salt.

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Wine Advocate
May 2025 (Vintage 2022)

The 2022 Adrianna Vineyard Chardonnay White Stones is more introverted, understated and explicitly chiseled than its more textural and exotic White Bones companion. On the nose, it opens with transparent yet focused aromas of citrus pith and crushed stones, introducing a sleek, vibrant and laser-focused palate. The finish is similarly angular and incisive, continuously generating additional depth and dimension with time in the glass. While I slightly preferred the White Bones bottling due to its extra gear of complexity and textural depth, this is another clear-cut yardstick by which to measure the progress of Argentine white-wine production.

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