Catena Zapata Nicolas 2021

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Druivenras	Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec
Robert Parker	96+
James Suckling	97
Jancis Robinson	17/20
Awards	"The 2021 Nicolás Catena Zapata was produced with a blend of 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Malbec and 10% Cabernet Franc from Nicasia and Adrianna vineyards. It fermented in small oak barrels, concrete and stainless steel tanks and matured in 2,000-liter oak foudres for 18 months. It's a powerful but fresh red with 13.7% alcohol and mellow acidity, perhaps because the Cabernet Sauvignon was picked earlier (and with lower yields) and they discarded the clay soils and went more for stony plots. The wine feels more streamlined and elegant. 2021 is a cool and very good year, following the path of the 2019, and the wine shows the classical herbal and spicy character of the Bordeaux varieties with pungent notes of black peppercorns and is spicier because of the high Cabernet Franc content. 64,200 bottles produced. It was bottled in November 2022." - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate "Sweet tobacco, cigar box, berries and minerals. It gets a little zesty and citrusy on the nose. Really refined and juicy on the palate with lot of fine tannins. Silky, fluid and linear with a very elegant, soft-spoken finish. 46% cabernet sauvignon from Adrianna vineyard and 44% malbec and 10% cabernet franc from Nicasia vineyard. Really refined, long and Bordelais. This is already drinking really well, but it will hold like this for a long time." - James Suckling "Full bottle a heavy 1,651 g. 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Malbec, 10% Cabernet Franc from ungrafted, mass-selection, pre-phylloxera vines. New label paying hommage to the old vines and the Bordeaux 'classified' blend. Fermentation takes place in small oak barrels, concrete and stainless-steel tanks, at temperatures of 26–28 °C for about 15 days. The total maceration lasts between 18 and 22 days. Aged in French oak barrels for 18 months. Deepest garnet. Rich aroma of blueberries, blackcurrant and mulberry – ie smells both sweet and tangy – with a soft note of spice. The oak adds some sweetness but is not intrusive. Dark-chocolate flavour and texture on the palate, excellent freshness and caressing texture and not in the least heavy. Elegant, long and delicious and just gently chewy on the long finish; on its way to being very smooth indeed. (JH)" - Jancis Robinson "Floral, perfumed, and beautifully balanced, this offers layers of red fruits with precise French oak spice. The palate is voluminous and tense, before the chalky freshness, fine-grained tannins, and mineral backbone come into play. A wine intended for bottle ageing. Made from massal selections of ungrafted, pre-phylloxera Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec; with 25% Cabernet Franc. A nod to 18th-century Bordeaux, when Malbec was widely planted in the Médoc." - 96 punten, Decanter over de 2020-vintage
Wijnsoort	Rode wijn
Land	Argentinië
Regio	Mendoza
Appellatie	Mendoza
Jaartal	2021
Alcoholpercentage	15,00
Biologisch gecertificeerd	Nee
Vegan friendly	Nee
Inhoud	75 cl
Verpakt per	6
Verpakking	Kist
Schroefdop	Nee
Brutogewicht fles	1,35