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After destemming, they are placed in temperature controlled stainless steel vats for alcoholic fermentation. Maceration lasts for a period of 20 days with gentle pump-over to ease tannin extraction and fix the colour. Malolactic fermentation occurs naturally in tanks, then about half the wine was transferred into French oak barrels made by the Tonnellerie des Domaines in Pauillac (18% new oak). 28% is placed in wooden vats and 25% in concrete vats for 14 months\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe idea of forming a partnership between DBR Lafite and the Catena family was born in 1999. In Mendoza, the Catena family (CA) relies on their knowledge of the region's high-altitude terroirs and their passion for Malbec. 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