2007 Bodega Catena Zapata Malbec Catena Zapata Argentino Mendoza
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95 Points | International Wine Cellar , January/February 2011
($120; this represents Catena's best 12 malbec barrels) Deep, bright, saturated ruby. Vibrant blackberry and mineral aromas, plus an almost exotic note of caramel; very ripe but still a bit tight. Like liquid silk on entry, then staggeringly concentrated, sweet and utterly seamless in the middle. This explosive wine expands with aeration and finishes with utterly suave tannins and palate-staining length. A knockout of a malbec.
97 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
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First "REAL" Wine ever.
01/14/2012
by Curry14213182
The last time I ever had wine was a little wine tasting in Napa Valley in 1990. The wine was okay but nothing I was immediately drawn too. I started listening to wine reviews on the radio one day explaining the point system rating for wines, and one day I went shopping and saw all these wines with the points listed on a card with a brief description of each. Almost all of them had a rating of 89 from the experts ;except one. I looked at the bottle carefully because this one stated 98. Now that had my attention immediately. I saw the price then the score then the price.WellI decided to take the plunge and buy this bootle of real wine.I was in such a rush to take it home that I forgot to get a cork screw wine bottle opener. So I took it to my local bar and they opened it for me and we smelled it, of course I wasn't allowed to drink it then until I got home. Well I finally made it home and tried this real bottle of wine. Well 10 days later I consumed all the contents of the wine. I was amazed at the taste bursting with flavor and deep fruits, the color was a dark almost purple. The wine had no bitter after taste at all.
This Argentne wine was so great that I will be wanting it for life atleast one bottle a month and savor this wine with 3 or 4 ounces a day or less if possible. This was a very stunning experience to me and I hope a renewed one once a month tradition
