Catena Zapata 100 Point Collection (3 Bottle Case)

Name: Catena Zapata 100 Point Collection (3 Bottle Case)
Brand: Catena Zapata
SKU: NEGCATENAZAP6
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About this Wine

This set contains three bottles all rated 100 points:

1 x Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard White Bones Chardonnay 2018 - JS 100
1 x Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard River Stones Malbec 2016 - RP 100
1 x Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard River Stones Malbec 2017 - JS 100

1) Catena White Bones Chardonnay 2018:

100 Points - James Suckling:
"This is really exuberant at this stage with fantastic aromas of honeysuckle, salt, chalk and dried apples and pears. Full body. Dense, vivid fruit with a linear frame of wonderful, energetic acidity. The energy and length just goes on for minutes. Soulful white. Argentina’s answer to Montrachet. Stares you straight in the eyes."

2) Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard River Stones Malbec 2016:

100 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
"It shows detailed and nuanced, with subtle aromas of violets, spices, tobacco and wet chalk. It has a velvety texture with ultra refined, fine-grained tannins. It is precise in the acidity and on the palate, with the textbook chalky tannins and a sapid, almost salty finish. This is serious, austere, mineral, long, compact, harmonious and concentrated, yet it feels light and has that somewhat contradictory powerful elegance. This has to be the best wine ever produced at Catena."

3) Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard River Stones Malbec 2017:

100 Points - James Suckling:
"Incredible aromas of blackberries, hot stones, wet earth and flowers. Full-bodied, it floats across the palate with ultra-fine tannins that melt into the wine. Superb, long finish of subtle fruit and terroir-defined subtleties." JS

Type	Red Wine
Country	Argentina
Region	Mendoza
Brand	Catena Zapata

Wines of Argentina

Argentina is the 5^th largest wine producing nation in the world and the most important in South America. Summers here are generally hot and dry while snowy winters help to irrigate vineyards as melted snow flows down from the Andes mountains. Grapes very easily achieve full ripeness due to these growing conditions.

There are many grape varietals planted in Argentina, but the most famous and important is Argentinian Malbec. Grown best in the equally famous Mendoza region, the top-rated Malbec’s come from the high altitude sub regions of Luján de Cuyo and the Uco Valley. These districts are located in the foothills of the Andes mountains between 850 and 1,520m in elevation. Argentinian winemaker Nicolas Catena Zapata was the first person to plant Malbec at such a high elevation of 1,500 metres, and is widely credited for elevating the status of Argentinian Malbec and the Mendoza region with this successful move.

Besides Malbec, there are many other grape varietals planted in the country. However, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay are the two other varietals that are most notable. Pedro Gimenez is the most widely planted white grape varietal in Argentina, but unfortunately it does not get much exposure internationally.

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Critic reviews

James Suckling – Review of Catena White Bones Chardonnay 2018 - "This is really exuberant at this stage with fantastic aromas of honeysuckle, salt, chalk and dried apples and pears. Full body. Dense, vivid fruit with a linear frame of wonderful, energetic acidity. The energy and length just goes on for minutes. Soulful white. Argentina’s answer to Montrachet. Stares you straight in the eyes." + Review of Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard River Stones Malbec 2017 - "Incredible aromas of blackberries, hot stones, wet earth and flowers. Full-bodied, it floats across the palate with ultra-fine tannins that melt into the wine. Superb, long finish of subtle fruit and terroir-defined subtleties."

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate – Review of the Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard River Stones Malbec 2016 - "It shows detailed and nuanced, with subtle aromas of violets, spices, tobacco and wet chalk. It has a velvety texture with ultra refined, fine-grained tannins. It is precise in the acidity and on the palate, with the textbook chalky tannins and a sapid, almost salty finish. This is serious, austere, mineral, long, compact, harmonious and concentrated, yet it feels light and has that somewhat contradictory powerful elegance. This has to be the best wine ever produced at Catena."