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Nicolás Catena Zapatatext
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Nicolás Catena Zapata 2011

Mendoza, ArgentinaThe icon wine of Catena (you can tell by the weight of the bottle), and the only wine to bear both the first and last name of patriarch Nicolás Catena. 90/10 cabernet/malbec from old vines at altitude goes into 225-500 liter new French oak barrels for a wild yeast fermentation. Two years' rest in barrel precedes being bottled unfined and unfiltered, where it rests another two years prior to release. Medicinal black cherry, cassis, branch, thorns and resin throughout, with tannins firm, strict and drying at the very finish. At this stage, quite firm, dense, and structural; this was built for the future. Fortunately, there is an inherent freshness here, afforded through the old vines at altitude.Tasted: 27 March 2017Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:
BC$130.00750mlprivate wine shops
Producer: Bodega Catena ZapataDistributors: Trialto Wine Group
Noble Estates Wines & Spirits Inc.
Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon - MalbecCSPC: 606665UPC: 0077945450008305