Catena Zapata 'Nicolas Catena Zapata' 2018 1.5L
Catena Zapata 'Nicolas Catena Zapata' 2018 1.5L
2018
Magnum
1.5L
Regular price
$ 349.99
The 2018 Nicolás Catena Zapata was produced with 65% Cabernet Sauvignon from Gualtallary (Adrianna vineyard, with the Cabernet Sauvignon interplanted with some Cabernet Franc) and 35% Malbec from Altamira (Nicasia vineyard). They no longer use grapes from Agrelo, and this is also a lot higher in Malbec than in other recent vintages. So, it has a very different profile, a charge that started in 2017, with more contained ripeness and more freshness, and the wine is intense, keeping some of the Cabernet character (tobacco, blackberries) and the floral notes from Malbec. It comes through as balanced and harmonious, with very fine tannins and a long finish and perfect ripeness. This aims to revive the style of Bordeaux before phylloxera, from massal selection of ungrafted vines.
96 Pts Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Characteristics
Red Wine
Rich and Intense
Grape Variety
Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec
Pairs well with
Beef and Venison
Wine Critic Scores
97
Falstaff
97
Jane Anson
96
James Suckling
96
Decanter
96
Robert Parker The Wine Advocate
96
Tim Atkin
95
Patricio Tapia - Descorchados
93
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