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Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino

Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino

The perfect wine for looking like you’re a wine expert and telling your guests some amazing stories
Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino
75 cl.
2022
97 Decántalo
98 Suckling
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Details
13.80%
Alcohol 13.80%
Mendoza
Production area Mendoza
Mendoza
Designation of Origin Mendoza
Catena Zapata
Winery Catena Zapata
Contains sulphites
100% Malbec
Varieties 100% Malbec
16.0
Service 16.0
75 cl.
Volume 75 cl.

Tasting notes Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino 2022

Red wine Aged in wood Respectful agriculture. 18 months in French oak barrels.

Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino 2022 is a red wine that is open and expressive. On the nose, it stands out with its aromas of violets and fruits such as plums and blackberries. On the palate, it exhibits a remarkable fruit load and a concentrated profile. Its evolution in the glass is magnificent, confirming the successful practice of blending. Ideal for those seeking a wine with character and personality.

Style Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino
Fruity
Spicy
Young
Barrel
Light
Body
Pairing
Charcuterie, Foie-gras, Game

About Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino

If you are a host who likes to surprise their guests and tasting companions with stories and fun facts about wines,Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino is perfect for you!

If this winery’s 100 years of history could be summed up in one wine, it would be Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino, a house classic that remembers its entire journey and pays tribute to its protagonists. As well as Nicolás Catena’s grandfather and father, Nicasia (Nicolás’ grandmother) and his mother Angélica also played an undoubtedly important role and their names have now been given to two of the house’s most important vineyards. These vineyards, located in the regions of San Carlos and Maipu respectively (in Mendoza, Argentina), grow the Malbec used to make Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino. Both areas have shallow soils, full of gravel and clays, and lie between 900 and 1,100 metres above sea level. Here the vines and plants come from a massal selection of pre-phylloxera vines, which are harvested on various dates (depending on their level of ripeness).

In this way, taking into account that they work by batches, Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino is given space to take its time. After all, the most important thing here is that the grapes reach the winery in the best possible condition. When they get there, production begins with 20% of the Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino clusters in a pre-fermentation maceration for 5 days at low temperatures in roll fermentors. These tanks, invented in 2003 by Mariano Di Paola and Pascal Conte, aim to give the wine a touch of wood without being aggressive. The remaining 80% will be placed directly in these same tanks, without maceration, and manually poured in to begin fermentation. This process, which always uses native yeasts, always takes place using controlled temperatures, aiming for low temperatures, because this guarantees that the wine’s most aromatic substances are not lost with the frenzy of the yeasts. Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino also undergoes malolactic fermentation and a brief resting period on its lees (the already dead yeasts). After all this, Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino spends a year and a half aging in French oak barrels.

Finally, for the story to be complete and not to leave any loose ends, you can also explain Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino’s label. It features four female figures representing the four milestones in the history of this variety: the first woman, Eleanor of Aquitaine, symbolises the birth of Malbec next to the Cahors bridge (this variety originated there); the second, an immigrant, pays homage to those adventurers who left Europe for the New World; the third, phylloxera, referencing the death of Malbec and its rebirth in America; and finally, Doña Zapata, symbolised in Adrianna Catena, who is bringing Malbec back to the place it belongs.

2022

Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino 2022 is a red wine that is open and expressive. On the nose, it stands out with its aromas of violets and fruits such as plums and blackberries. On the palate, it exhibits a remarkable fruit load and a concentrated profile. Its evolution in the glass is magnificent, confirming the successful practice of blending. Ideal for those seeking a wine with character and personality.

2021

Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino 2021 is a juicy and fruity, fresh and vibrant red wine, with very concentrated and frank aromas. Clean nose of violets, ripe fruit, herbs and spices. The palate is very silky and tasty, with a full and medium body. Vibrant finish.
2020

Scented and seductive. This is how we can describe Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino 2020, a concentrated red wine. The nose is fruity (blackberry, blueberry) and floral (dried roses, violets). Very elegant and voluminous on the palate, with even tannins and full body. Chocolate, truffle and lemon zest also appear. Very long and persistent finish, with hints of cigar box.
2019

Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino 2019 is a succulent and lively red, brimming with scents and flavors. It presents a forthright and pristine character both olfactorily and gustatorily, devoid of any notes that might obscure the blueberry fruit, dark chocolate, truffle, and bark nuances. On the palate, it is full-bodied, with delightful and silky tannins. The finish is dynamic and resonant.
2022
98 Suckling
2021
96 Parker
96 Suckling
2020
98 Suckling
2019
96 Parker
99 Suckling

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€105.40 VAT inc.

  • We send it to Portugal with CTT Express to your home
  • The shipment for 12 bottles is €8.50 with CTT Express.
  • For orders over €150 shipping is free with CTT Express.