Pasarisa Malbec 2019

CATENA

Pasarisa Malbec
2019

$18.99*

* Suggested retail price
Product code
42572
Format
6 x 750ml
Listing type
MBLL - Specialty listing
Status
Store Only
Type of product
Still wine
Country
Argentina
Regulated designation
Dénomination origine (DOC)
Region
Mendoza
Varietal(s)
Malbec 100 %
Colour
Red
Closure type
Cork
Producer's website

About this winery

At heart, Catena is a story about family. 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. Family that passed their knowledge from generation to generation, blending collective memory with state-of-the-art science from the new world of viticulture. Family who, through risk-taking, faith and a little luck, transformed their treasured Mendoza terroir into the fountainhead of the award-winning...

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Product notes

Pasarisa is one of Catena Zapata's newer range of wines that was launched in 2015 and celebrates Argentina's wine producing regions outside of its roots in Mendoza. Pasarisa gets its name by taking the first two letters from Patagonia, Salta, and La Rioja, then finishing with the initials of South America. The range was launched by Catena as part of their vision for the future, along with the work of the Catena Institute, to extensively research and improve Argentina's viticultural and vinification practices outside of Mendoza. Additionally, the hope is to bring economic prosperity to these poorer regions by finding special locations for the cultivation of grapes beyond Malbec.

Tasting notes

The nose is spicy with stony mineral notes surrounding a core of ripe dark berry, blackberry, and plummy aromas. The palate is very ripe with dark berry, blackberry, black cherry, plum, spice, and mineral flavours supported by fresh, balanced acidity and ripe, fine-grained, and slightly grippy tannins. Smoky minerals linger on the savoury finish, with very good length.

Press reviews

James Suckling

- 92 points -

April 2020 (Vintage 2019)

This has a very fresh and vibrant feel with a sappy element. Very rich and ripe with attractive plums and berries. So moreish and drinkable with a bold, punchy, dark-plum and cocoa finish. Drink or hold.

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