Catena Zapata, Nicolas Catena Zapata Vintage:2005 airy and ultra pure nose

airy and ultra pure nose of mineral-suffused red pinot fruit that is in perfect keeping with the finely detailed

ripe tannins

focused and intensely mineral-inflected large-scaled flavors evidence controlled power and a sleek muscularity before terminating in an explosive and palate saturating finish of genuinely stunning length

Fruit thrives from 220 to 280 meters above sea level with full southern exposures facing La Morra

very good ripeness with touches of clear honey

Catena Zapata, Nicolas Catena Zapata Vintage:2005 airy and ultra pure nose2005 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