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Most Admired Wine Brand 2025 by Drinks International Magazine
On March 27th, Drinks International announced that Catena was voted The World’s Most Admired Wine Brand of 2025 by a hand-picked academy of experts. Catena is the only Argentine winery featured in this year’s ranking.
In the words of Drinks International: “The family-owned Argentinean brand, under the guardianship of Laura Catena, is synonymous with the Malbec grape. This also marks the second time taking the top spot, and the sixth time as the most admired brand in South America.”
The voting academy is composed of 100 independent wine buyers, sommeliers, MWs, leading bartenders, writers and educators to ensure unbiased results. The panel is asked to name the five wine brands they most admire, in descending order, considering the following criteria: the quality and consistency of the wine, the price-to-quality ratio, the strength of the branding, and other factors, such as sustainability and social and corporate responsibility. Voting took place during February 2025 and each year they rotate a proportion of the academy to ensure a fair and progressive voting pool.
After maintaining top positions for the past four years, the Catena family winery reached #1 in 2025 as the World’s Most Admired Wine Brand. Catena previously took first place in the ranking in 2020, marking this year’s award as the second time in the top spot.
Dr. Laura Catena, the winery’s fourth generation and managing director says: “This award for Catena goes to all the great people, past and present, who have worked at our family winery since 1902, to our region’s beautiful vineyards, and to our fellow wine lovers around the world.”
Catena joins all 50 renowned brands and celebrates this great achievement, one that highlights its commitment to high quality winemaking and continued efforts to make wines that can stand with the best in the world.
See the full list of the World's Top 50 Most Admired Wine Brands
Explore Catena's examples of excellence below from the Adrianna Vineyard, considered to be the Grand Cru of South America. |
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CATENA
Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Chardonnay White Bones 2022
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Mendoza, Argentina
811117 |
3x750ml |
Spec
$150.88*
* Suggested retail price
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- 100 Points -
- #17 Top 100 Wines of The World -
James Suckling, May 2024
This is always aromatic, exotic and idiosyncratic, with its enchanting aromas of green fruit, green curry, citrus, ash, green passion fruit and spearmint. Almost full-bodied on the palate with lots of mineral tension. Bright acidity quickly takes over, followed by a long, bone-dry finish that goes on and on. So pure, unique and thought-provoking.
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CATENA
Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Chardonnay White Stones 2022
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Mendoza, Argentina
333260 |
3x750ml |
CDK
$154.99*
* Suggested retail price
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- 97 Points -
James Suckling, May 2024
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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Library Wines Also Available |
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CATENA
Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Chardonnay White Bones 2014
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Mendoza, Argentina
240829 |
3x750ml |
Spec
3 case(s) available
$201.49*
* Suggested retail price
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- 97 Points -
Tim Atkin MW, 2017
It’s a high bar to clear, but this is the best release yet of this remarkable Chardonnay, sourced
from limestone soils in Gualtallary. Subtle, leesy and delicately oaked, with pithy acidity and
notes of citrus and struck match, it wouldn’t look out of place in a line up of Grands Crus
Burgundies. 2017-24
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CATENA
Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Chardonnay White Stones 2014
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Mendoza, Argentina
240832 |
3x750ml |
Spec
4 case(s) available
$201.49*
* Suggested retail price
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- 99 Points -
James Suckling, July 2019
This is a fabulous white proving that Argentina can compete with the greatest whites of the world. Complex aromas of stones, lime, lemon, flan, meringue, and flowers. Hints of pie crust. Full body, with mineral, stone and electric acidity. Joyous. Drink now or hold. Made from organically grown grapes.
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