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  • Country ranking ?

    32
  • Producer ranking ?

    13
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035

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The Story

With its inaugural 1997 vintage, Nicolás Catena Zapata became the first luxury cuvée from Argentina to be exported around the world. The wine recreates the “Original Bordeaux Blend” of the 18th and 19th Centuries, when Malbec dominated over Merlot and was in equal standing to Cabernet Sauvignon in the Médoc. Prephylloxeric Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon massale selections of ungrafted vines give rise to this wine, opening a window to the past f...

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(14% alcohol; 6.5 g/l acidity; 3.5 pH): Bright ruby-red. Brooding, reticent aromas of medicinal black fruits, licorice, mint and crushed rock; I was reminded of Château Latour! Very rich and thick but classically dry, offering excellent chewy depth but showing a youthfully unyielding quality to its flavors of dark berries, bitter chocolate and minerals. The wine’s strong acid streak is currently keeping its intense fruit under wraps. Finishes broad and long, with a faint herbal edge but a captivating light touch. This extremely promising wine from an early harvest is still a baby and may yet merit an even higher score as it comes into greater harmony. – Stephen Tanzer (Oct 2016) 92+p

  • 92p

Ruby. Rich nose, dark and deep nose, fruity and alcoholic. Freshish acidity, ripe tannins, intense, fruity and warm alcohol, ripe and structured, good length. 89

  • 89p
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Origin

Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza

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