The humidity of Vista Flores (where there is much more rainfall) makes for another level of compression and density in malbec. A cery floral red, from violets and roses, mixed in with deep, dark fruit. The tannins are sous vide and subterranean, throaty, tobacco-laced and rigid. The purpose here is to elevate Catena's cabernet sauvignon and malbec essentials into more curious consumer territory. Value here is strong and purposed so there is nothing to fear. Single vineyards are not always commercially sustainable but single terroirs are so much more likely so. This is the epitome of that concept for malbec in Mendoza.
Michael Godel, June 2015