Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard River Malbec 2019 (750 ml)

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  • RP: 99
  • JS: 98

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Tasting Notes and Description

Tasting Notes For Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard River Malbec 2019

This cuvée takes its name from a small parcel of the Adrianna Vineyard that is completely covered with oval white stones and was the site of an ancient riverbed. The abundant stones provide optimal drainage and extreme temperatures. They absorb heat and moderate the nights, but also function like ice cubes after a very cold night. Stony soil Malbecs tend to be extremely aromatic, rich and luxurious, just like the River Malbec from Adrianna. This wine can be enjoyed young or aged for decades.

Notes of floral, exuberant, lengthy smooth tannins, metallic on the nose and pallet.

Critic Ratings

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate Review - Rated 99:
The old River Stones has seen its name simplified to 2019 Adrianna Vineyard River. This is an exceptional vintage for this bottling, from a very stony part of the large Adrianna Vineyard in Gualtallary, close to the dry river. It's the equivalent to the White Stones white, with a north-facing exposure, the warmer exposure, which in cooler years like 2019 works nicely. The wine has harmony and subtleness, insinuating violets and wet stones, with a rare combination of power and elegance, with minerality and spice, precise, focused and harmonious. The tannins are abundant but very fine and ripe with a chalky sensation in the finish. It has 13.8% alcohol and very good freshness, acidity and healthy parameters. Best after 2023.
James Suckling Review -  Rated 98:
So bright and aromatic with flowers and blackberries, as well as some black olives. Full-bodied with lots of tannins, yet they are so fine and integrated and spread across the palate. This is all whole-cluster fermentation and 18 months in large oak casks. Needs about four or five years to come together.

Winery Catena
Country Argentina
Region Mendoza
Year 2019
Grape Varietal Malbec
Size 750 ML
ABV 13.9%
Wine Style Red Wine

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