Catena Zapata, Nicasia Vineyard Malbec, Paraje Altamira, Mendoza, Argentina 2019

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Country: Argentina
Region: Mendoza
Sub-region: Paraje Altamira
Grape(s): Malbec 100%
Producer: Catena Zapata
Alc: 14%
Distributor in China: https://catenazapata.com/nicasia-vineyard-wines.php

Catena Zapata, Nicasia Vineyard Malbec, Paraje Altamira, Mendoza, Argentina 2019 Catena Zapata, Nicasia Vineyard Malbec, Paraje Altamira, Mendoza, Argentina 2019

Few red wines can rival grand Argentinian Malbec for drama and grandeur, and this version from the Altamira zone of La Consulta (in the Uco Valley) stood out even amongst its dramatic, strikingly profiled peers. It is jet black, just shot with purple at the rim. Soaringly expressive Malbec rose and tea leaf lifts from the glass with enviable purity, without a trace of distorting oak. In the mouth, it is deep and long: an arrow of fruit yet elegant, deftly textured with a snow of fine tannins, and devoid of alcoholic heat or intrusive, strenuous acidity. A sumptuous, haute-couture Malbec where the vineyard’s untrammeled fruit and inner radiance has been given voice.

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