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Catena Zapata`s Malbec Argentino brings together two family vineyards. Angelica in Lunlunta, Maipu, at 920 metres, and Nicasia in La Consulta, San Carlos, at 1,095 metres; Tim Atkin reports an equal split for the 2022. This half bottle is all Malbec, at 14 per cent. Intense violet with ruby reflections. Expect violets, spice, blackberry and blueberry on the nose, with touches of chilli, chocolate, tobacco and white pepper, then a juicy palate with fine tannins and a long finish. Grilled skirt steak with chimichurri.
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.
