The 2022 Bodegas Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard White Bones Chardonnay is a focused, high-altitude Argentine Chardonnay sourced from a specific parcel in the Adrianna Vineyard in Gualtallary, Uco Valley. Planted at 1,450 meters, the site’s “chalky soils of Gualtallary,” as Vinous reviewer Joaquín Hidalgo puts it, are central to the wine’s profile and help explain why critics consistently frame this bottling as more about structure and mineral drive than overt richness. Alcohol is a restrained 13% ABV, and production is small—510 cases, with just 200 cases imported, per Wine Spectator’s note.

Winemaking leans into texture and clarity of place rather than new oak gloss. The wine undergoes extended cold settling, ferments with wild yeast, and is aged 12–16 months in second- to fourth-use French oak, then bottled unfined and unfiltered. Those choices align with what reviewers report: a wine built on detail, tension, and length.

Critical reception is notably strong, including an excellent 98-point score from Vinous. Hidalgo highlights herbal, savory lift—“hops, ivy and pea shoots”—and underscores the wine’s “elevated acidity,” suggesting a Chardonnay that stays bright and tightly framed even as it develops. Wine Spectator is similarly enthusiastic at 95 points, calling it “a stunning Chardonnay” and pointing to a distinctive aromatic range: “fennel seed, toasted sesame seed, pineapple sage and preserved lemon.” That mix of herbal and citrus tones, plus nutty, seed-like accents, signals complexity without heaviness.

Both reviewers also emphasize longevity. Wine Spectator recommends drinking “now through 2040,” while Hidalgo’s window is 2024–2034, reflecting confidence in the wine’s capacity to age while still offering immediate precision and energy. Overall, White Bones 2022 reads as a serious, site-driven Chardonnay with high critical acclaim and a clear stylistic identity rooted in Gualtallary’s limestone and altitude.