CATENA ZAPATA
Zapata Birth of Cabernet 2022
- 96 points -
This wine is a selection from Catena’s premier vineyards—primarily La Pirámide in Agrelo, the source of the winery's finest Cabernet Sauvignon, complemented by fruit from El Cepillo in the southern Uco Valley. La Pirámide, with its alluvial soils of clay and stone, serves as the foundation for this red. Its planting began in the mid-1980s, an era when Malbec was not yet the primary focus. Today, while Malbec leads, Cabernet remains central to the winery’s DNA. As Catena's most ambitious expression of the grape, this wine offers an elegant, balanced vision. It is a sun-drenched Cabernet, evident in its abundant red fruit and subtle sweetness, layered with herbal and floral notes. The texture is crisp, with tannins that are remarkably delicate for the variety yet possess the firm grip required for food pairing.
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