CATENA - Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Malbec River - 2019

CATENA

Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Malbec River 2019

- 99 points -

The old River Stones has seen its name simplified to 2019 Adrianna Vineyard River. This is an exceptional vintage for this bottling, from a very stony part of the large Adrianna Vineyard in Gualtallary, close to the dry river. It's the equivalent to the White Stones white, with a north-facing exposure, the warmer exposure, which in cooler years like 2019 works nicely. The wine has harmony and subtleness, insinuating violets and wet stones, with a rare combination of power and elegance, with minerality and spice, precise, focused and harmonious. The tannins are abundant but very fine and ripe with a chalky sensation in the finish. Very good freshness, acidity and healthy parameters. 

Luis Gutierrez, November 2022


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