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2005 Bodega Catena Zapata Cabernet Sauvignon Catena Alta Mendoza
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2005 Bodega Catena Zapata Cabernet Sauvignon Catena Alta Mendoza

Producer: Bodega Catena Zapata
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Cabernet Sauvignon
Origin: Argentina
Region: Argentina

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92 Points | International Wine Cellar , January/February 2009

($57) Bright ruby. Complex, musky, perfumed aromas of dark raspberry, licorice, spices, bonfire, violet and lavender. Suave, lush and light on its feet, with lovely lift to its red fruit, floral and spice flavors. Finishes utterly seamless, with sweet tannins and excellent persistence. A terrific cabernet.

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Until the early 1990s, Argentina's wine industry was focused inward, as the local market's thirst was sufficient to absorb the huge quantities of everyday drinking wine produced there. But with per-capita consumption in the domestic market in sharp decline since the mid-1970s, Argentina's wine producers realized that they had to look to export markets to remain in business, and winemaking in Argentina began its transformation.


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Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon built its reputation on Bordeaux's Left Bank. Here, in the district of Medoc, the varietal is the key component of blended wines that also may include some Merlot and Cabernet Franc, and even Malbec and Petit Verdot. Moving slightly south, Cabernet Sauvignon meets Merlot in roughly equal proportions in the red wines of Graves. In both of these Bordeaux regions, the top bottles...
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