Black Fruit, Red Fruit, Mineral, and Pepper / Spice, Leather / Earthy and Sweet Spice
BODY: Medium +
DRYNESS: Dry
ACIDITY: Medium -
TANNIN: Medium +
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)
Origin: Mendoza (Uco, Maipu, Lujuan de Cuyo Valley & More), Argentina
Grape Varietals:
Malbec
Winemaking:
Maturation: 13-18 Months Oak Barrels
Awards:
WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Lamb chops, beef tenderloin, goat cheese
ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Grape varietal & region: This bouqet of Red is made from a meticulous vine selection in the best lots of the Catena family’s estate vineyards. These Zapata vines are carefully hand-tended and produce extremely low yields.
Taste profile: The wine shows a saturated dark violet colour with ruby reflections. The nose offers cassis, blueberries and violets, along with a strong suggestion of soil tones. It combines density and sweetness with light flavours of mocha, dark berries and spice. It has a long finish, dominated by sweet black and blue fruits.
Winemaking process: The 20% whole cluster and 80% whole berry fruit are handloaded into 225-500 liter new French oak barrels for a 100% barrel fermentation for a period of 30 days, allowing sealess oak integration. The fermentation temperature is kept low, extracting intense aromas and cap management is done by hand to ensure soft gentle flavours and tannin extraction. Alcoholic malolactic fermentation in barrel leaves considerable lees and sediment. The wine is aged in the French oak barrels for 18 months.
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