Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino 2018

Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino 2018

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  • Vinous rating 94
Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino 2018
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75 cl

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£110.00
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Catena Zapata Argentino Malbec 2018 is a full-bodied red wine produced from old Malbec vines in the Mendoza region of Argentina. Argentino is the flagship wine of the family-owned Catena Zapata estate and is produced from old Malbec vines from two historic high-altitude vineyards. Angélica (920m above sea level) and Nicasia (1,095m above sea level). Made from a meticulous selection of the best grapes from these two vineyards, this wine represents the Catena family`s attempt to produce an Argentine Malbec that can stand with the great wines of the world. "The alluring nose delivers ripe dark fruit with hints of herbs and fine wood that make for a balsamic red with further notes of thyme and violets. Sugary at first with good volume; the gentle tannins allow the wine to flow genially in a classical, nuanced Mendoza Malbec style." Vinous, 2020
94 Vinous
Since 2015, this wine has been made using grapes from two vineyards located about a thousand meters above sea level, one in Angélica in Lunlunta, Maipú, and the other in Nicasia in San Carlos, Uco Valley, both harvested in two stages and fermented in open barrels, 20% with whole bunches. Dark purple in the glass. The alluring nose delivers ripe dark fruit with hints of herbs and fine wood that make for a balsamic red with further notes of thyme and violets. Sugary at first with good volume; the gentle tannins allow the wine to flow genially in a classical, nuanced Mendoza Malbec style.Joaquin Hidalgo1st October 2020

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Pioneers of Fine Winemaking in Argentina

Over more than a century, the Catenas have evolved into the pre-eminent winemaking family in Argentina. The family’s history in wine goes back to 1902 when Nicola Catena purchased his first Mendoza vineyard. Much more recently, in 1997, his grandson, Nicolás Zapata pioneered the idea of fine wine from Argentina. Inspired by Bordeaux and Napa, he was the first person to ally Old World winemaking sensibilities to the high-altitude vineyards of Mendoza.

Bodega Catena Zapata is now managed by (Dr) Laura Catena, who continues to uphold the the family’s standard of excellence, harnessing the high-altitude terroir of the Andes through precision viticulture and a highly granular cellar regime to produce one of the finest wine portfolios in Argentina.

The flagship wine of the Catena portfolio is the Nicolás Catena Zapata cuvée in which ungrafted Malbec is blended with Cabernet Sauvignon from ‘grand cru’ multiple plots, all processed via 200 micro-vinifications which are then blended together and matured for 24 months in French oak, with a further two years in bottle before release.

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