2020 Catena Chardonnay Mendoza High Mountain Vines

Ripe peach, dried mango, dried jasmine and buttered toast. It’s full-bodied with crisp acidity. Concentrated layers of ripe and dried fruit and a vivid, subtly smoky finish. Drink or hold.

Ale Vigil combines fruit from Agrelo, El Cepillo, Gualtallary and Villa Bastías to produce this textbook pan-Mendoza blend, which has less oak and malolactic character than in the past. White flower and tangerine aromas segue into a palate with citrus and stone fruit flavours and deftly handled oak.

The medicinal and balsamic 2020 Catena Chardonnay has pungent aromas of bay leaf and white flowers and a dry and balanced palate with some chalky sensations and tasty flavors. It has moderate ripeness for a warm and dry year like 2020 and good freshness.