An elegant

finishing on a long-lingering licorice note

Packed full of sweet and juicy fruits

There is an equally cool character to the vibrant

this is nevertheless rich in terms of ripeness and sheer abundance of flavor

Catena Zapata, Malbec Nicasia other_regions_italy An elegantThe 2010 Catena Zapata Nicasia Vineyard is a single vineyard Malbec from their vines from Nicasia in Altamira (La Consulta) in the south of the Uco Valley, a chalk rich zone that is quickly gaining ground on the terroir map of Mendoza. The grapes were barrel fermented with 5% Cabernet Franc. The grapes were harvested at six different points in time, depending on the difference of soils in the vineyard. I see quite ripe fruit here, a round wine, with