It’s been five and a half years since our last visit to Bodega Catena Zapata.
Marina Castillo (centre).
A trip that, in hindsight, marked the calm before a global storm. Just months after we wandered the high-altitude vineyards of Mendoza, the world came to a halt. That visit lingered in our memories not just for the extraordinary wines, but for the way Catena Zapata straddled the line between history and innovation.
Last week, we had the chance to reconnect with the Catena team, this time from the comfort of CinCin Ristorante in Vancouver. The occasion? A four-course dinner paired with some of Catena Zapata’s finest current releases, hosted by the irrepressible Marina Castillo, Export Manager for Canada and New York.
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The barrel room at Achaval Ferrer.
If a wine enthusiast is playing a word association game and “Argentina” were to come up as a clue, he or she will likely say “Malbec”. On a recent trip to South America we discovered many other quality wines that Argentina produces, however, our visit to Achaval Ferrer certainly made us appreciate why Malbec is such a source of national pride.
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The cellar at Cheval des Andes.
When the world’s leading luxury brand owner (LVMH) takes two of their top winery brands (Cheval Blanc and Terrazas de Los Andes) and backs them to create a new winery under the aegis of one of the world’s greatest living winemakers (Pierre Lurton of Cheval Blanc and Chateau d’Yqem), you know it is going to be something amazing. What you may not have guessed is just how amazing the wines from their project (Cheval des Andes) are.
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