Catena Zapata, Nicolas Catena Zapata Vintage:2005 depth and balance

depth and balance

airy and ultra pure nose of mineral-suffused red pinot fruit that is in perfect keeping with the finely detailed

focused and intensely mineral-inflected large-scaled flavors evidence controlled power and a sleek muscularity before terminating in an explosive and palate saturating finish of genuinely stunning length

but the 2015 is done in a style that is more similar to that of its big brother

which shows excellent clarity and length

Catena Zapata, Nicolas Catena Zapata Vintage:2005 depth and balance2005 was a cool vintage with generally low yields. This is made up of 78% Cabernet from Agrelo and Uco, and 22% Malbec from Gualtallary, aged for 24 months in French oak barriques. It has a deep, brooding, Cabernet dominant nose with cassis, saddle leather, fig and cedar, and a very pretty, light floral touch. The palate has a dense, concentrated core with firm, rounded tannins. It's only just beginning to open up, revealing some leafy secondary