2004 Nicolás Catena Zapata, Mendoza

2004 Nicolás Catena Zapata, Mendoza

Critic score
98/100 info

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Wine details

  • Region & country
    Argentina
  • Grape
    72% Cabernet Sauvignon
    28% Malbec/Auxerrois
  • Maturity
    Mature 2014 - 2020info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Magnum (150cl.)
  • ABV
    14%

Tasting notes

Catena Zapata’s flagship is the Nicolas Catena Zapata, a Cabernet Sauvignon-Malbec blend. The 2004 Nicolas Catena Zapata is composed of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon and 28% Malbec. It spent 18 months in 100% new French oak. A saturated black purple in color, it has an aristocratic perfume of pain grille, mineral, espresso, saddle leather, cassis, black currant, and black raspberry. Opulently textured, complex, ripe, and sweet on the palate, it maintains a sense of elegance as well as power. It demands 10-15 years of further cellaring and should still be providing pleasure at age 50. It strikes me as being Argentina’s equivalent of a great vintage of Lafite-Rothschild.

Jay S Miller, Wine Advocate
98+/100

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