AB Newsletter - Library Wines

TRIALTO | November 17th 2025

About CATENA

At heart, Catena is a story about a family who poured their lives, passion and spirit into transforming scrub-laden desert into some of the most beautiful and unique vineyards in the world. From generation to generation, blending collective memory with state-of-the-art science, the family has transformed their treasured Mendoza terroir into the fountainhead of the award-winning wines that carry the Catena name.

CATENA
Nicolás Catena Zapata 2005

Mendoza, Argentina

108473 | 6x750ml |

- 98 Points -

Wine Advocate, December 2008

The flagship wines begin with the purple/black-colored 2005 Nicolas Catena Zapata, a blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Malbec. The fruit was sourced from four of the estate's finest high-elevation vineyards, and aged for 24 months in 100% new French oak. The brooding bouquet delivers pain grille, mineral, violet, scorched earth, pepper, espresso, black cherry and black raspberry aromas leading to a dense, opulent wine with gobs of savory fruit, ripe tannins, terrific concentration and a 60-second finish.

CATENA
Zapata Malbec Argentino 2005

Mendoza, Argentina

108471 | 6x750ml |

- 96 Points -

Wine Enthusiast, July 2009

This blend from the Nicasia and Adrianna vineyards is the best Malbec on the market today. There's raisin, mineral, licorice, blackberry and more. The mouth is like a Mack truck on ice skates, meaning it's both huge and elegant. And the mile-long finish of coffee, mocha and molten black fruit is awesome.

CATENA
Zapata Malbec Nicasia 2015

Mendoza, Argentina

108469 | 6x750ml |

- 97 Points -

James Suckling, March 2018

Enormously spicy with a dense tannin structure that makes this Malbec spectacular and slightly erotic, too. A breathtakingly long finish that makes you want more. The balance of this is so good that you can drink it right now and if you can resist it then this probably has a couple of decades of ageing potential

CATENA
Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Chardonnay White Stones 2015

Mendoza, Argentina

108468 | 3x750ml |

- 97 Points -

Wine Advocate, June 2018

After a bit of a bumpy ride in previous vintages, the 2015 White Stones Chardonnay comes back as a phenomenal white with effervescent acidity that makes you salivate and makes the wine extremely long, providing a sensation of freshness and salty minerality. It's austere, serious and a little closed, with subtle aromas and not much fruit, as it's more about stones than grapes (pun intended!). The palate reveals a straight, vertical and laser-cut white, with a backbone of acidity that lifts it up and makes it very long. It finishes with salty flavors that linger on your palate for a very long time

Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Chardonnay White Stones 2015

CATENA
Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Chardonnay White Bones 2015

Mendoza, Argentina

108467 | 3x750ml |

- 98 Points -

Decanter, July 2018

Extraordinary quality that rivals many grand cru Chablis. This is an intense, focused Chardonnay sourced from a 2-hectacre site, growing on limestone-rich soils located at 1,450m altitude. Great structure, laser-like focus, purity and ageing potential for a minimum of 10 years from this benchmark white

Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Chardonnay White Bones 2015

About SETTE PONTI

Dr. Antonio Moretti has made a major impact on the Italian wine scene with his projects Tenuta Sette Ponti near Arezzo, Poderi Orma in Bolgheri, and Feudo Maccari in Sicily. All the estates have received repeated recognition from the International Wine Press for producing outstanding, terroir driven wines.

SETTE PONTI
Oreno 2015

Tuscany, Italy

131351 | 6x750ml |

- 98 Points -

James Suckling, July 2017

Plenty of blackcurrant, blackberry and dark chocolate character with oyster shell and walnut undertones. Full body, extremely tight and structured with blueberry and light vanilla and coffee highlights. A gorgeous Oreno. Give this wine two or three years to come together.