Catena - 2017 La Marchigiana (Chardonnay) - Mendoza, Argentina Gros Manseng and Ugni Blanc

Gros Manseng and Ugni Blanc

less oaked versions have become more prominent as is the case with this wine

then Carignan would never have found sufficient purchase to become its namesake in a place where Garnacha clearly makes superior wine

which when coupled with very low yields and skilled winemaking and no oak

cool Northwest of Spain

Catena - 2017 La Marchigiana (Chardonnay) - Mendoza, Argentina Gros Manseng and Ugni BlancThis is not your fathers Chardonnay unless you are very old and your father was from Cuyo, Mendoza. Then maybe it is. Mendoza is the largest wine growing region in Latin America and as you know quantity does not generally equate to quality, but the Catena familys estate vineyards are located in the premier growing regions of Mendoza's high altitude wine country, Cuyo, at 3,000 5,000 feet above sea level and they are credited with putting Argentinian