Catena Zapata
Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Fortuna Terrae Malbec 2018
| Denomination | N/A |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Area | Mendoza (Argentina) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Malbec |
| Aging | 24 months in barrels. The treatment of oak is decided according to the characteristics of the vintage. |
Description
'Fortuna Terrae' means luck of the land in Latin; indeed, the company's vines in this parcel of the Adrianna vineyard are lucky. The deep clay soils host wide varieties of native grasses that prevent erosion and attract beneficial insects, songbirds and mountain foxes. Because of the freshness imparted by the deep soils and high altitude, Fortuna Terrae wines have excellent acidity and delicate floral aromas. This wine is best enjoyed several years or decades after the harvest.
Awards
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2018
98/100
James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.
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2018
97/100
The prestigious international wine guide from the renowned Robert Parker, the world's most experienced and trusted wine taster.
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2018
94/100
Vinous is the online guide from Antonio Galloni, one of the world's leading wine connoisseurs.
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2018
96/100
Wine spectator is the most influential wine guide on the internet.
Perfume
Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
Nicolás Catena would never use the word about himself - a less boastful spirit, it’s hard to imagine - but he has been the quiet revolutionary in the Catena family history book. He has charted the family’s path to the new frontier of winemaking, drawing on lessons learned from the land and in the classroom, then applying his education to dare to challenge the conventional wisdom.
Taking the reigns of the family vineyards and wineries in the mid 1960s, he concentrated on expanding distribution throughout Argentina during years of turmoil in the 1970s. But in the early 1980s, Nicolás left Argentina to become a visiting professor of economics at the University of California, on the world-renowned campus at Berkeley. The political and economic situation in Argentina was difficult, with a military government that had just declared war on the United Kingdom and inflation rates of more than 1000 per cent per year.
Nicolás set out to develop his own selection of Argentine Malbec clones planting 145 clones in the La Pirámide vineyard. Of these, he selected the best five and began to plant them in different terroirs and altitudes.
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| Name | Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Fortuna Terrae Malbec 2018 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | N/A |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Malbec |
| Country | Argentina |
| Region | Mendoza |
| Vendor | Catena Zapata |
| Origin | Gualtallary District, Tupungato Alto Region, Uco Valley and Mendoza. |
| Climate | Altitude: 1,366 m. a.s.l. |
| Soil composition | Alluvial origin. Deep soil with white limestone-covered stones. |
| Fermentation temperature | Max 25-30 °C. |
| Wine making | 8 2 days of maceration. Fermentation occurs in 225-litre oak barrels and 500-litre French oak roll-fermenters for 16 days. |
| Aging | 24 months in barrels. The treatment of oak is decided according to the characteristics of the vintage. |
| Total acidity | 7.0 gr/L |
| PH | 3.63 |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
