Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Malbec 2010
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Aromas of black berries, violets, and vanilla give way to a powerful and deep wine with flavors of black and red fruits alongside of lavendar, wood and minerals. Remark able concentration and finely-grained tannins stand with great acidity.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
One of my favorite wines of all that I tasted from Argentina. The nose…slowly displays floral notes and aromas of ripe fruit, some spices and aromatic herbs. This is a wine to age, very concentrated, with high natural acidity.
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At first glance, this malbec feels loaded with nutty, liqueur-like flavor, superripe and sweetly voluptuous—in need of roasted game to balance its power. It transforms with a day of air, the fruit turning redder, livelier, full of nerve as well as depth. The structure is taut—a remarkably firm weave of acidity, minerals and tannins. Then the vibrant finish feels like a breath of fresh air. Catena’s Adrianna, planted in 1996, was the first vineyard to explore the sandy, stony and calcareous soils of Gualtallary, closing in on 5,000 feet in the heights of the Uco Valley.
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Intense, fresh and concentrated, showing rich, vibrant raspberry tart, red plum and wild cherry flavors, with violet notes. Pure and minerally, with white pepper and citrus fruit accents on the finish.
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This stylish wine opens with a floral, perfumed, high-altitude bouquet that shows red currant and raspberry aromas. Like the nose, the palate is fresh and not ponderous. Crisp raspberry and cassis flavors finish with freshness and elegance. Drink through 2020.
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Bodega Catena Zapata is one of Argentina's high altitude Malbec pioneers. The Catena family began making wine in Mendoza in 1902. Nicolas Catena, third generation family vintner, was one of the first to see the potential of Mendoza's mountain vineyards for producing high quality Malbec. In 1994, he became the first Argentine to exprot a world-class bottling of Malbec under the Catena label. Nicolas is joined by his daughter, Dr. Laura Catena, in their relentless pursuit of world-class quality from the family's high altitude vineyards. Laura has done extensive work in introducing Malbec and other varietal plant selections, soil and climate analysis, and sustainable practices throughout Mendoza. Head winemaker, Alejandro Vigil, has been at Catena Zapata since 2002 and works with Laura and Nicolas to make wines that express the family's vineyards and palate.
Most distinguished and celebrated from Argentina’s Mendoza, Malbec has seen runaway success since the early 2000s. Mendoza’s agreeable, continental climate with hot, dry summers and cold snowy winters allows the perfect conditions for growing outstanding Malbec. This grape is easy to like for its lusty, deep flavors and aromas of blackberry, plum, red cherry, autumn spice and tilled earth. It’s easy to find delicious, fruit-driven, affordable everyday examples and in prices beyond, quite exceptional ones with dense, supple textures that make them capable of aging.