Catena Zapata, Nicolas Catena Zapata Vintage:2005 very good ripeness with touches

very good ripeness with touches of clear honey

depth and balance

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

The 2001 Sori Tildin is stellar

There is a velvety and highly seductive character to the wonderfully rich and generous middle weight flavors that also brim with palate coating dry extract before culminating in a seriously long anise-infused finish

Catena Zapata, Nicolas Catena Zapata Vintage:2005 very good ripeness with touches2005 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