Catena Zapata, Adrianna Malbec Size:12x750ml I tried a second bottle

I tried a second bottle a couple of weeks later and it was as good or even better

(from 20 to 25 year old vines)

Tasted April 2016

This is distinctly sauvage in character with moderate toast

An expressive nose of high-toned red currant aromas display hints of spice and a nuance of crushed leaf

Catena Zapata, Adrianna Malbec Size:12x750ml I tried a second bottleFull ruby red. Musky dark fruits and bitter chocolate on the brooding nose, with a strong kirsch note emerging with aeration. Powerful and deep but youthfully closed, with terrific grip to the flavors of cassis, dark chocolate and minerals. Quite closed and young today, but with its fine grained tannins and slowly building persistence this single vineyard malbec appears to be built for a positive evolution in bottle. Stephen Tanzer