DOMAINE NICO

Le Paradis
2020

$527.57*

* Suggested retail price

3 case(s) available

Product code

869628

Format

3 x 750ml

Listing type

Private Retail - Special Order

Status

Available

Type of product

Still wine

Country

Argentina

Regulated designation

Dénomination origine (DOC)

Region

Mendoza

Varietal(s)

Pinot Noir 100 %

Colour

Red

Producer's website

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About this winery

Armed with the vision of elevating Catena and Argentine wines to stand with the best in the world, Catena’s high standard of excellence has brought them much acclaim over the years, for their wines and for their work. Most recently, Nicolás Catena Zapata was the recipient of Wine Enthusiast’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021, while his daughter Laura Catena, fourth generation vintner, as well as physician and author, has been called “the face of Argentine wine” and was awarded 2022...

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Product notes

This cool climate vineyard that belongs to Laura and her sister Adrianna Catena feels like paradise itself to Laura. It is lined by trees and fruit orchards, with majestic views of the Andes. Inside the 12 Hectare vineyard, there is a little house with two tiny bedrooms and a kitchen, where Laura dreams of spending a whole month reading books - Laura’s version of paradise. The little house is affectionately named Château Laura.

Tasting notes

High intensity of mineral elements such as chalk, with some reduction and herbal notes. A few minutes after opening, berry aromatics appear. Layered and every-increasing aromas. Subtle, integrated oak. High acidity. Fine tannins.

Press reviews

- 97 points -

November 2022 (Vintage 2020)

Seductive, beautifully scented and nuanced, with fascinating aromas of smoky raspberries, thyme, blood orange, sous-bois and sea urchins. There’s a faint caramel undertone, too. This is a round, full-bodied, extremely serious and tense pinot with taut, chalky tannins. Savory, complex and transparent. It keeps going for minutes. Incredibly attractive now, but you can lay it down for 5-7 years, to wait for more complexity coming ahead. Mind-blowing!

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- 96 points -

Luis Gutierrez, November 2022 (Vintage 2020)

The nose of the 2020 Le Paradis Pinot Noir shows tons of orange peel and flowers, denoting freshness and good ripeness with 13.5% alcohol. It's a very good and impressive performance of a warm year in a cold place at 1,500 meters above sea level. The plot was planted with Dijon clones on sandy shallow soils and then pure limestone. The grapes fermented with 80% full clusters and had short macerations, and the wine matured in used 500-liter barrels that were used before for the White Bones and White Stones from Catena. It's varietal, showy and a bit spicy with a very solid and seamless palate. It finishes with a strong chalky sensation. 1,728 bottles were filled in December 2021.

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