Catena Zapata (DV Catena), Tinto Historico, Mendoza

This wine is a good value and great cellar defender at $15. Low tannins, medium acidity, and balanced fruit notes. This would be great as a pre-dinner bottle with guests or paired with leaner red meat. Cellared for two years. 75% Malbec, 19% Bonarda, and 6% Petit Verdot.

This is a great wine. The label looks amazing and it tastes better. Loved it with pasta and grilled meats.

Purple colored with very fruity nose of oak and methol. Taste has light to no tannins but some acid. Lots of blueberry fruit that lingers but monochromatically. Went great with chili

Great tasting wine that worked well with pasta and lamb.

Will be better aged

Not a huge Malbec fan but this is a nicely made, balanced, pleasant quaff that I’d recommend to all. Nice harmony between plum/berries, smoke and flowers. Smooth texture.

Malbec dominated blend. Deep plum colour. Medium to heavy body. Strong fruit. Excellent for the price.

Another fine value from Argentina, a country that seems to excel in fine values. 91+

Youthful purple ruby color. Beauty! Ripe but balanced flavor. Medium tannin and acidity. Good energy in the mouth, finishing fairly long. Hint of cola makes me wonder if there could be a small dosage of additive, I’m probably wrong. Not expecting this quality for the price.

Deep plum colour. Medium to heavy. The colour and legs tend to mask why is actually a fresh and vibrant wine. Good fruit.

Full and plush with dark fruit (and color), though not soupy and with some spice/herb/floral complexities. Nice mouthful, but not exceptional...

Blend of 75% Malbec, 19% Bonarda (from very old vines) and 6% Petit Verdot. Medium ruby/purple color. Aromas of red plum, black cherry, vanilla, white pepper, sweet tobacco and leafy herbs. Creamy and rich, ripe red and black fruit on the palate, with polished tannins and saline in the finish. Lush and mouth-filling, but nothing out of the ordinary. One for drinking now.

Blend 75% Malbec, 19% Bonarda, and 6% Petit Verdot. The medium+ intensity nose is oak-driven with earthy, red and black fruits, along with a mineral note that emerges with time in the glass. The full-ish bodied palate is dark fruited with blackberry, earthy, oak spice, and touches of leafy herb flavours supported by fine-grained, slightly grippy tannins. Acids are juicy and well-balanced, while savoury oak and earthy notes with touches of blackberry linger on the finish, with good length. Score: …

Solid Malbec, with notes of dark red plum, cacao, forest floor and savoury spices. The palate is full bodied, with rich dark plumpy fruit, dark berry fruit, bitter chocolate with a medium sweet finish

Beaucoup de couleur, rubis profond, jambes longues et persistantes qui trahissent le taux d'alcool élevé. Le nez est intéressant sur des notes d'encre, de fruits noirs, de bonbon brûlé, des notes éthérées avec un relief un peu rustique qui pourrait provenir du bornarda? En bouche, le vin laisse une impression de simplicité, tout au plus mi-corsé, la persistance des saveurs est satisfaisante sur les épices avec une sensation de chaleur en fin de bouche. Un produit particulier, qui vise probablement …