Catena Zapata, Nicolas Catena Zapata Vintage:2005 23% Mourvedre

23% Mourvedre

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

depth and balance

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 23% Mourvedre2005 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