Catena Zapata, Nicolás Catena Zapata 2018

A sit-up-and-take-notice wine. Inky colour, smooth tannins, still young and crouched but already combining subtlety and confidence. On the palate, you get a wall of liquorice, crushed cardamom, rosemary, cassis, liqueur, all expertly delivered by winemaker Fernando Buscema. Sensational wine. Tasted twice, with the same impression each time, of a wine full of life and interest. Bottled unfiltered and unfined.

Score

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Wine Details

Colour

Red

Wine Style

Still

Grape Varieties

Cabernet Sauvignon (65%), Malbec (35%)

Alcohol

13.5%

Bottle size

750ml

Drink dates

2024 - 2040

Origin

Country

Argentina

Region

Mendoza

Tasting Information

Blind

No

Tasted by

Jane Anson

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