Alamos Chardonnay 2019

Bodega Alamos is now part of the famous Catena Zapata estate and offers accessible wines bursting with flavor. The grapes for this vintage are grown at an altitude of up to 1500 meters , where the variation in temperature allows the grapes to grow slowly developing more flavor. Harvesting and sorting by hand ensures that only the best grapes are used to make the wine. The wine spends 6 to 9 months in French and American oak barrels and will maintain regular contact with its lees to give it more texture. This 100% Chardonnay reveals delicious notes of ripe pear , red apple , peach , apricot , pineapple , grilled vanilla , white flowers , lemon zest , sweet spices and butter . The mouth is full of concentrated flavors, very well balanced between richness and acidity. The finish is delicious and crunchy!

Although Argentina is considered the "new world", its wine tradition is much older than one might think, dating back to the time of Spanish colonization, in the 16th century and then by Italian settlers. Unlike Chile, wine has long been part of the country's culture. No wine-producing country in the world has made more progress in the last years of the 20th century (on the viticultural and oenological level and necessarily financially) which has allowed the country's wine producers to increase quality levels and have succeeded in consolidating an international export market. Argentina has now become the fifth largest wine producing country in the world, after France, Italy, Spain and the United States. Viticulture is practiced mainly in the foothills of the Andes, and more particularly in Mendoza, where the desert landscapes and high altitudes combine to give rise to aromatic and intensely perfumed wines. Some vineyards can even be planted up to 3000 meters above sea level! The terroir here is well suited to the grape variety adopted by Argentina: the omnipresent Malbec. Originally from Bordeaux, he is today responsible for some of the most famous Argentinian wines, which are characterized by their brightness and intensity, with floral notes and dark fruit flavors. Other red varieties produced in Argentina are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Bonarda, Syrah, Tempranillo and Pinot Noir. Among white wines, the emblematic grape variety of the Argentine wine region is Torrontés, which gives a wine with a floral and tropical taste. The country also produces Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio. Today, Argentinian wines are recognized throughout the world for their full-bodied reds and as high-quality wines.