Catena Zapata, Nicolas Catena Zapata other_regions_italy as they have started to

as they have started to close down

underbrush and a touch of animale that can also be found on the generous and quite fleshy flavors that possess excellent volume as well as buckets of dry extract that almost render the firm and ripe tannins invisible on the massively long finish

Drops of Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah round out the blend

a blend of 80% Roussanne and 20% white Grenache fermented 80% in tank and 20% in barrel

I guess you could say that this is a Lafleur that has “grown up” in recent years but it has something up its sleeve for those prepared to wait another decade

Catena Zapata, Nicolas Catena Zapata other_regions_italy as they have started to2005 was a cool vintage with generally low yields. This is made up of 78% Cabernet from Agrelo and Uco, and 22% Malbec from Gualtallary, aged for 24 months in French oak barriques. It has a deep, brooding, Cabernet dominant nose with cassis, saddle leather, fig and cedar, and a very pretty, light floral touch. The palate has a dense, concentrated core with firm, rounded tannins. It's only just beginning to open up, revealing some leafy secondary