Catena - 2017 La Marchigiana (Chardonnay) - Mendoza, Argentina but the Zweigelt grape dates

but the Zweigelt grape dates to 1922

which when coupled with very low yields and skilled winemaking and no oak

then Carignan would never have found sufficient purchase to become its namesake in a place where Garnacha clearly makes superior wine

Gros Manseng and Ugni Blanc

less oaked versions have become more prominent as is the case with this wine

Catena - 2017 La Marchigiana (Chardonnay) - Mendoza, Argentina but the Zweigelt grape datesThis is not your fathers Chardonnay unless you are very old and your father was from Cuyo, Mendoza. Then maybe it is. Mendoza is the largest wine growing region in Latin America and as you know quantity does not generally equate to quality, but the Catena familys estate vineyards are located in the premier growing regions of Mendoza's high altitude wine country, Cuyo, at 3,000 5,000 feet above sea level and they are credited with putting Argentinian