2015 White Stones Chardonnay
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After a bit of a bumpy ride in previous vintages, the 2015 White Stones Chardonnay comes back as a phenomenal white with effervescent acidity that makes you salivate and makes the wine extremely long, providing a sensation of freshness and salty minerality. It's austere, serious and a little closed, with subtle aromas and not much fruit, as it's more about stones than grapes (pun intended!). The palate reveals a straight, vertical and laser-cut white, with a backbone of acidity that lifts it up and makes it very long. It finishes with salty flavors that linger on your palate for a very long time. 5,820 bottles produced. it was bottled in July 2016.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
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(aged in 500-liter barrels; 20% of the wine completed malolactic fermentation): Pale, bright yellow-gold. Captivating nose combines candied pineapple, lavender and an element of almost flinty minerality. Very rich and suave but classically dry, showing Chablis-like crushed rock and herb nuances. This wine really vibrates in the mouth and mounts on the salty, subtly long finish. While it possesses a sold backbone for aging, it's supple now and should be approachable relatively early. Winemaker Vigil works with minimal SO2; he told me he added a bit only in September of '15, after a portion of the wine had finished its malolactic fermentation.
About the producer
Bodega Catena Zapata has been instrumental both in the development of fine wine production in Argentina and in realising the full potential of the Malbec grape.