Catena Zapata
Catena Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
| Denomination | N/A |
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| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Area | Mendoza (Argentina) |
| Grape varieties | 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot |
| Aging | 12-14 months in barrel. Barrel selection varies depending on the vineyard and vintage. First, second and third use barrels are used. |
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2021
91/100
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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2021
91/100
The prestigious international wine guide from the renowned Robert Parker, the world's most experienced and trusted wine taster.
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Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
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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 Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | N/A |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot |
| Country | Argentina |
| Region | Mendoza |
| Vendor | Catena Zapata |
| Origin | Vineyards in Agrelo, Villa Bastías, Altamira in La Consulta and El Cepillo. |
| Climate | Altitude: between 950 and 1,120 m. a.s.l. |
| Soil composition | Alluvial, silty, sandy-silty, and limestone. |
| Wine making | Cold maceration for 3 days, fermentation in stainless steel tanks for 20 days and post-fermentation maceration for 20-23 days. Wild yeasts. |
| Aging | 12 4 months in barrel. Barrel selection varies depending on the vineyard and vintage. First, second and third use barrels are used. |
| Total acidity | 5.05 gr/L |
| PH | 3.76 |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |