BC Collector - Domaine Nico

TRIALTO | November 21st 2024

Vinous on DOMAINE NICO

Founded by Laura Catena, Domaine Nico makes Pinot Noir using grapes from family vineyards in Tupungato, Uco Valley. The winery is located in Gualtallary and overseen by the oenologist Roy Urvieta. Their five reds, which are grown at altitudes ranging between 3,900 and 4,900 feet above sea level in different soil types, have raised the bar for the variety in Argentina.
Joaquín Hidalgo, November 2021

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DOMAINE NICO La Savante 2022		$67.64* * Suggested retail price

	Product code	470091
	Format	6x750ml
	Listing type	Speculative
	Country	Argentina
	Regulated designation	Dénomination origine (DOC)
	Region	Mendoza
	Varietal(s)	Pinot Noir 100 %
	Colour	Red

- 97 Points -

James Suckling, May 2024

A touch of grilled oranges and moss to the red berries, minerals and chalk. Juicy and mouthwatering on the palate with a bright, acid-driven mid-palate and a mineral-coated texture. Super fresh, energetic and bright. Nimble, fragile and vulnerable. Extremely long, but subtle.

DOMAINE NICO
Histoire D'A 2022

Mendoza, Argentina

470094 | 6x750ml | Spec

$67.64*
* Suggested retail price

- 95 Points -

Tim Atkin MW, 2024

Histoire d’A showcases the quality of the Adrianna Vineyard, using grapes planted at 1,350 metres, next to the Huentela River. Fermented with 40% whole bunches, it’s a bright, detailed, limestone-influenced style with flavours of redcurrant, pomegranate and goji berry, and savoury, fine-grained tannins.

DOMAINE NICO
Grand Mère 2022

Mendoza, Argentina

469905 | 6x750ml | Spec

$49.43*
* Suggested retail price

- 94 Points -

Descorchados, 2024

This is the first year that 20% of the wine was aged in foudres, while the rest went through barrels, with a total of 10 months of aging, four months less than the 2021 vintage. And that's clear in the expression of the the fresh and juicy fruit, as is usual from this parcel, according to winemaker Roy Urvieta. It has very fine, sharp tannins, with oaky notes behind it, like soft background music. Grand Mère comes from a small two-hectare parcel in Villa Bastías, in southern Tupungato, and about 1,120 meters above sea level. It was planted in 2013.

DOMAINE NICO
Grand Père 2022

Mendoza, Argentina

394067 | 6x750ml | Spec

$49.43*
* Suggested retail price

- 96 Points -

James Suckling, May 2024

Scented grapefruit, red berries, minerals, freshly sliced strawberries and moss. Really pure, bright, tense and ethereal in form. Extremely long, juicy and so transparent. Beautiful and impeccable. 40% whole clusters. Drinkable now, but better from 2026.

DOMAINE NICO
Le Paradis 2018

Mendoza, Argentina

470085 | 3x750ml | Spec

8 case(s) available

$357.50*
* Suggested retail price

- 96 Points -

Wine Advocate, March 2021

The highest vines in Gualtallary (at an impressive 1,500 meters above sea level) have produced an impressive 2018 Le Paradis Pinot Noir, which is nuanced, insinuating and detailed with some stony austerity and a sense of inner strength and energy that is gobsmacking. It comes from 1.1 hectares planted in 2011 with Dijon's clone 667 that was micro-vinified in 12 separate fermentations in stainless steel and rolling barrels. The wine matured in French barriques for 18 months. It has pungent and deep flavors and great precision. 2,340 bottles were filled in December 2019.

About DOMAINE NICO

Domaine Nico was born from the Catena family’s affinity to the great wines of Burgundy and was inspired by Laura’s teenage years in France where she first learned of regionality. The journey began in the early 1990’s when her father Nicolás planted Pinot Noir Dijon clones in the high-altitude vineyards in Mendoza, located in three different areas in Tupungato in the Uco Valley.