Cabernet Sauvignon Appellation Agrelo 2022

CATENA

Cabernet Sauvignon Appellation Agrelo
2022

  • Sustainable
  • Vegan
Country
Argentina
Regulated designation
Dénomination origine (DOC)
Region
Mendoza
Varietal(s)
Cabernet Sauvignon 100 %
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
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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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Product notes

Family vintners for over 100 years, the Catenas are recognized for their pioneering role in high-altitude viticulture in Argentina. This wine is sourced from the family's historic vineyards in the Agrelo Appellation, a region well-regarded for Cabernet Sauvignon in Mendoza. The appellation´s deep clay soils and moderate climate produce wines that are revered for their robust tannins and smooth, lengthy finish.

Press reviews

Vinous

- 93 points -

November 2022 (Vintage 2021)

The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Catena Appellation Agrelo from Luján de Cuyo was aged for eight months in a third new barrels. Garnet red in hue. The nose offers notes of roasted red pepper, ash and ripe blackcurrant along with hints of spice. Broad and expansive in the mouth, the mild palate presents grippy tannins that channel and structure the flow into the pleasant, lengthy, bold finish

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James Suckling

- 92 points -

Zekun Shuai, March 2024 (Vintage 2022)

Peppery berries with subtle, dusty spices and paprika. Juicy and firm on the palate with a medium body and a long, succulent finish. Really poised and fruit-expressive. Drink or hold.

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Vinous

- 92 points -

Joaquin Hidalgo, February 2024 (Vintage 2022)

The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Appellation Agrelo comes from a massal selection vineyard planted in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo. Aged for up to 13 months in French oak barrels, approximately one-third new, this garnet-red wine delivers aromas of cassis, mint, licorice and ash. Dry and rich on the palate, the juicy and plush tannins lead to a comfortable and long-lasting finish. This is a bold and classic Luján de Cuyo Cabernet.

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James Suckling

- 92 points -

March 2023 (Vintage 2021)

Subtle sweet spices and coffee to the currants and sweet tobacco. Elegant and dusty on the palate with high-quality, small-grained tannins. Flavorful, chalky and long.

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Wine Advocate

- 92 points -

November 2021 (Vintage 2021)

The varietal 2021 Appellation Agrelo Cabernet Sauvignon comes from a cooler part of Luján de Cuyo that was planted in 1993 and produces fresher Cabernet. The wine has 13.4% alcohol and is medium-bodied with fine varietal tannins. It matured in new and used barrels for six to eight months, depending on the lot. 48,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in November 2021.

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