{"product_id":"2023-bodega-catena-zapata-angelica-zapata-malbec-alta","title":"2021 Bodega Catena Zapata Angelica Zapata Malbec Alta","description":"\u003cp\u003eCatena Zapata is the undisputed first family of Argentine wine. While Nicolás Catena is the man who put high-altitude Malbec on the world map, this \"Alta\" bottling is a tribute to the family matriarch, Angélica Zapata. It’s a serious, small-parcel blend sourced from their historic rows in the Lunlunta and San Carlos vineyards - vines that have been under the family's care for four generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2021 season was an excellent vintage, coming in slightly cooler than average. This gave the reds a rare combination of deep concentration and bright, optimal acidity without the heavy alcohol levels sometimes found in Mendoza. Winemaker Laura Catena employs a massive cold soak to pull out every bit of aromatic detail before a wild fermentation and up to two years in French oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s a textbook, first-class, high-altitude Malbec. It leads with intense layers of dark berries, chocolate, and a distinct toasted hazelnut note. There’s a supple, velvety texture to the mid-palate, but it’s reined in by a savoury, mineral-edged finish. It’s an elegant, broad-shouldered wine that’s drinking beautifully now but has the structural bones to evolve in the cellar for another twenty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fresh yet ripe nose with blackberries, chocolate mint, dark cherries, minerals and fine spices. Juicy, full-bodied and compact, with a flavourful centre palate loaded with fine, dusty tannins. Long and even, with rich but fresh fruit and cocoa powder at the end. Drink or hold.\"\u003cbr\u003e- James Suckling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Catena Zapata","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43923127599147,"sku":"2021 Bodega Catena Zapata Angelica Zapata Malbec Alta","price":72.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/2021BodegaCatenaZapataAngelicaZapataMalbecAlta.webp?v=1776301051","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2023-bodega-catena-zapata-angelica-zapata-malbec-alta","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}