1996 Catena Cabernet Sauvignon
Winemaker's Notes

Fact Sheet

This year we celebrate six years of exporting Catena to the United States and Europe. The La Pirámide Vineyard in Agrelo is now fifteen years old and Winemaker José Galante and Vineyard Director Pedro Marachevsky have a few more gray hairs. But our goal is still the same: to produce world-class wines that reflect Mendoza's unique high-altitude terrior and that can stand with the best of the world. Judging from the beautiful way in which the 1990 Catena Cabernet Sauvignon has aged, we are on the right track.

José Galante, Winemaker

 

1996 Catena Cabernet Sauvignon label

Name: Catena
Varietal: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage: 1996
Harvest Date: March 20-25, 1996
Vineyard: La Pirámide Vineyard, Agrelo District, elevation 940m (3,100').
Average Yield: 3.5 to 4 tons/acre
Average Brix at Harvest: 24.2
Yeast/Term: Destemmed before an 18 day fermentation and 30 day maceration.
Finished Alcohol: 14%
TA/pH: 6.3/3.56
Clarification: Unfiltered; fined with one egg white per barrel.
Barrels/Aging: 8 months in 93% French Oak, 7% American Oak, 55% New Oak Barrels. Racked three times.
Total Production: 4,629 9 liter cases, packed in six-bottle cases .