CATENA ESTATE, ARGENTINA (Click for more detail)

Catena is widely acclaimed as the best of the World Class Wineries in Argentina, a country that is now joining Chile as one of the very best New World wine producers. "These wines from Nicolás Catena and his daughter represent the finest in winemaking art from South America." Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, June 2000.

Precision viticulture is a very important philosophy for CATENA, achieving heightened quality in the grapes and ensuring a heightened quality in the resulting wine. Pain-staking attention is paid to even the most minute of details throughout the vines growth cycle, in order to maximize quality. Each vine is treated individually, in order to realize its maximum potential.

Viticulture is painstakingly detailed, with highly scientific methods being applied to vine monitoring and selection of harvest times. Otherwise, there is minimal intervention as nature is left to nurture the finest grapes - which are ALL hand-picked.

Accolades are plenty for Catena Wines..... "Nicolás Catena has nearly single-handedly pushed the quality of that country's (Argentina's) wine upward, while at the same time schooling a new generation, including his children…" The Wine Spectator" on-line, May 2001.
"That Argentine wines are finally making an impression in the world market is due in no small part to the efforts of Dr Nicolás Catena…" Anthony Dias Blue, Bon Appetit, February 2001