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NICOLÁS CATENA ZAPATA 2007

The Nicolás Catena Zapata is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec sourced from the high altitude vineyards of Mendoza. The first vintage was released in 2000 through a series of blind tastings held in the USA and Europe where it was compared to Chateau Latour, Haut Brion, Solaia, Caymus and Opus One. The Nicolás Catena Zapata 1997 came in either first or second in every tasting. This wine is only produced in outstanding vintage years.

VINEYARD
The core Cabernet Sauvignon fruit component was sourced from Lot 3 of the La Pirámide vineyard. With exceptional homogeneity and balance, these Cabernet Sauvignon grapes offer rich cassis flavours, supple texture and excellent structure.

Two components of Cabernet Sauvignon were sourced from Lot 2 of Domingo Vineyard and Lot 5 of Adrianna Vineyard. These higher altitude cooler climate vineyards provide fruit with ripe red currant flavours, strong mineral tones and notes of eucalyptus and black pepper.

The core Malbec fruit component was sourced from Lot 3 of the Adrianna Vineyard; the highest Malbec vineyard in Mendoza. This extremely cold, mountain microclimate produces exceptionally concentrated Malbec grapes with dark fruit flavours, perfumed violet aromas and well-structured tannins.

A second component is sourced from Lot 1 of the southerly located Nicasia vineyard. Another cool area for Malbec, the fruit from this vineyard presents ripe cassis flavours and well-balanced, racy acidity.

GRAPE VARIETIES
65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Malbec

VINIFICATION
The grapes were de-stemmed and the whole berry fruit was hand loaded into 225 litre new French oak barrels; before undergoing 50% barrel fermented and 50% bin fermented at low fermentation temperatures to extract intense aromas. All cap management was done by hand for a soft, gentle flavour and tannin extraction;

The wines then spent 24 months in 100% new French oak before being blended and bottled unfined and unfiltered.

TASTING NOTE
Saturated dark violet colour; thick aromas of black cherry, dark chocolate and liquorice, enlivened by minerals, violet, pepper and herbs. Then penetrating, sharply delineated and impressively concentrated, with a serious backbone, supporting its very fresh currant and mineral flavours. The vibrant finish suggests that this wine will have even more to say in five or six years.

CLOSURE: Cork

ALCOHOL: 14.0% (10.5 units of alcohol)

Per Bottle £48.95
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