Catena Zapata, Malbec Argentino, Mendoza

The wine looks inky colored. The legs are medium. There is light sediment in the bottle. There are notes of blackberry, plum, and black cherry. Cocoa, violet, and tobacco notes abound. The moderate tannins and medium acidity are delightful.

2019 vintage

In the window. Impressive dark, inky fruit. A big wine.

2019 vintage

Dark, smooth and very drinkable now after double decanting and letting it sit for a couple of hours to come together. A lot of power and it stood up perfectly to our short rib.

2019 vintage

Continues to be my favorite Argentinean Malbec. Drinking really well with 6 years of age. Same notes as previously.

2019 vintage

Needs about 3 hrs in the decanter to open up and integrate on the back palate. Opulent, blue and black fruited, chocolate, spice, minor herbal dusty nuisances, lush, weighted, mouth filling and a real pleasure. No rush, but I like where this is now, still primary and very charming.

2019 vintage

Continues to be my favorite Argentinean Malbec. Smooth, rich, dense, concentrated dark fruits. A joy to drink. blackberry plum vanilla chocolate blueberry cinnamon

2019 vintage

My favorite Argentinian Malbec producer and wine. So rich, smooth, and enjoyable. blackberry plum vanilla chocolate blueberry cinnamon

2019 vintage

Blackberry, black plum, blueberry, black cherry, rose, violet, vanilla, cedar, leather, tobacco leaf. Very elegant on the palate. Really opened up after 30 mins of air. Significant upside. Beautiful

2019 vintage

Needs a good decant but I love this wine. Deep purple. Very fruit forward on the nose of blackberry, black cherry and plum. Notes of cocoa and baking spice. Tannins are silky and structured with nice acidity. Medium bodied.

2019 vintage

This bottle was decanted for an hour and would have benefited from a couple more as it continued to improve with time in the glass. An excellent expression of malbec in a large-scale but nuanced format. Fragrant notes of cassis, blackberry, damson plum and some green bell pepper. Rich dark-fruited palate with a creamy texture and excellent tension on the long finish. Lovely.

2007 vintage

Decently colored, but rather light in weight with an astringent, very tannic feel on the palate, this medium-bodied wine does not appear to have the fruit to outdistance the tannin Disappointing !

2019 vintage

BIG wine Finish is big ripe black cherry licorice goodness This wine is really amazing Not for the faint of heart

2019 vintage

milky한 바디에 보통정도의 탄닌이 있으나 숙성되어 부드러우며 드라이하며 약한 산도를 가진 말벡. 밸런스가 좋아 마시자마자 좋다는 말이 나옴.

2019 vintage

Decanted 5 hrs. In the window, just. Will improve further with time. But a super nice wine now too. Well balanced.

2019 vintage

4.5 Cordeiro com purê de batata baroa

2019 vintage

My opinion of this wine hasn’t changed one iota since my last bottle. It’s big, pure and very drinkable. I’m going to give it one more point from last time, because it was so ready to drink with a good steak at Flemings, Las Vegas.

2019 vintage

Definitely a great wine. Concentrated black cherry. Some licorice, spice and tobacco, but not so implicit yet. Long finish. My impression it was perhaps a bit early for this one. Even on day two it hadn’t calmed down. But that’s a matter of taste too.

2019 vintage

Absolutely huge. Enormous. I have no idea how to rate it - it's serious and well made. Perhaps flawless at doing it's thing. Not necessarily to my taste but fair play. Mega malbec it is. I have another bottle. I'll give it a few years and see where it goes.

2019 vintage

Been some nice reviews for this lately so thought about opening one on HMC's taco night....decanted about 90 minutes. Served blind...difficult to tell it was a Malbec....on the nose lots of dark red fruit, with the very slightest bit of sage. No twiggy, green elements to speak of. Dark garnet/purple in the glass. Round, rich blue and dark red fruit on the palate. Excellent weight in the mouth. Consistent throughout. Balanced and smooth, but not spectacular. Solid 93 maybe 94 …

2019 vintage

An explosion of blueberry, cherry, vanilla and spice, followed by nice acidity and really smooth tannins. Definitely one of the best Malbecs I’ve had, is it worth the price? I don’t know. There are a lot of very good bottles of wine available for $100

2019 vintage

Well, this is a big, primary brute. Black and dark red fruits on the nose and palate. Tobacco leaf. Vanilla. Fairly well structured. Checks all the boxes. Stylistically, it comes off as a cultish Napa wannabe, which isn’t necessarily bad if you like that sort of thing. Tannic, yes, but they’re smooth and sweet, grippy not bludgeoning. Moderate acid. Bittersweet chocolate and Chambord towards the finish. I PnP’d, and tasted just a couple of minutes after swirling my pour. Drank …

2019 vintage

This is by far the best Malbec I have ever had. Being from Argentina, I have had hundreds of Malbecs. Everyone at my dinner felt the same way

2019 vintage

Very elegant, great complexity and very easy drinking. 3 hour decant.

2019 vintage

Decanted two hours, open another two Beautiful crimson in glass. Red berries, leather, taut acidity, restrained power. Balanced enough to pair with a complex dinner and finally with stilton

2019 vintage

Deep Purple Medium (+) Acidty Medium (+) Tannins High Alcohol Medium (+) Bodied Long Finish Medium (+) Intensity - Cassis, Blackberry, Blueberry, Black Cherry, Liquorice, Vanilla, Caramel, Milk Chocolate, Cigar Box A cocktail of Crème de Cassis and Cherry Heering, ripe and sweet black fruits intermingle with sweet oak and spices, distinct acidity and alcohol, silky smooth tannins, intense yet balanced, with good length. A wine that have a long way to go, will need a 2 - 3 hours …

2019 vintage

One of my favourite wine. Full body with a long lasting note. Decanted 1 hour.

2007 vintage

Dark purple. Decanted briefly. Aromas and flavors of dark berries and leather. Soft tannins. Bright, balanced acid. Wonderful! This one was in my wine fridge for the last five yesrs. Msybe that’s why it still seems to have life in it. Not beyond its drinking window, but likely not getting better. So, I’d say drink in 2-3 years if it has been stored well.

2007 vintage

Opaque purple. Fragrant nose of cassis, blackberry, damson plum and some green bell pepper. Rich dark-fruited palate with a creamy texture and excellent tension on the long finish. This drank best over the first 2 hours following which it slowly became disjointed. The score reflects the peak drinking experience.

2007 vintage

8 years since my last bottle... Opened in the morning and slow ox'ed until dinner at at an Argentinian steak house together with an 09 Fieuzal and a 18 Radio Silence. Dark garnet in the glass, plenty of dark berries, some leather, nice but fairly foursquare, short finish. I thought the 09 Fieuzal that followed was head and shoulders above this in terms of not only depth and complexity but also refinement. One of the guests had this however as …

2007 vintage

Deep purple. Very reticent nose suggesting dark and blue berry fruit, some cocoa and mineral hints although never really achieved lift-off despite 3 hours of air. Quite plush and polished on the palate but the fruit remained very subdued. No signs of oxidation. While certainly enjoyable, this may not have been the best bottle given other reviewers' notes.

2007 vintage

Saw a comment about decanting for 3 hours. We decanted for 4 hours and glad we did. Very tight up to that point. Lots of depth and smooth tannins after 4 hours.

2007 vintage

WSET Level 3; 11/3/2019-2/3/2020 (San Diego, CA) : Deep purple; med intensity, youthful. Dry, medium acidity, full bodied, high alcohol, med+ intensity, med+ tannin, med+ finish. Aromas and flavors of primary red fruit (raspberry), black fruit (blackberry, black plum, black cherry), floral (violets, roses), spice (pepper, liquorice), herbal (mint, lavendar). Secondary flavors and aromas from oak aging (spice, vanilla, baking spices, chocolate, coffee, espresso). Tertiary flavors of bottle age (earth, savory, dried herbs, tobacco leaf). Very good. Drink now, may …

2016 vintage

Light on complexity. But drinkable. A little fruit forward.

2016 vintage

Continues to drink very nicely with concentrated fruit, cedar, great balance and long finish.

2007 vintage

Blackberry and black currant. Terrific depth and concentration of flavors, saturating every pore without weight, supported by fine but powerful tannins. Long finish. So balanced it is drinking great now, but with that kind of concentration and structure one would think it could go on for a long time.

2007 vintage

Popped and poured. Outstanding from the start. Nose like Christmas. Complicated palate and long finish. I would drink up now. Lost a bit after 2 hours.

2007 vintage

Time has been good to this Catena Zapata Malbec. Fresh aromas of forest floor, dark berries, coffee and coca. Soft tannins and a long finish come across with hints of coffee, chocolate, spice & beautifully ripened and not too sweet blackberries. Most likely at its peak now.

2007 vintage

Decanted and drank over two hour. Just outstanding wine. Will go years.

2007 vintage

Decanted 2 hours. Nearly opaque purple with dense fruit, notes of raspberry, cherry, spice box with soft tannins. Nice long finish.

2007 vintage

Consistent notes, earth more prevalent tonight. Wonderful. Cab ringer.

2007 vintage

Opened and gave it two hours. Violets, dark fruit, currents and black cherry. Still very young, but drinks well now. Consistent. Always fun to drink.

2007 vintage

Dark red almost purple. Cassis, dark fruit,minerals, still young and tannic. Cherry grilled meat, pomegranate, with a stone and mineral finish. PNP note, opened via Coravin. Excellent!

2007 vintage

Very aromatic, some earth and spice, dark blue/red fruit. Low tannin, mes acid. Loved it. One of my favorite Catena Malbecs I've had, and even better than when released.

2007 vintage

Still pretty tight .... Wait a few more years or decant for 3+ hours ....

2007 vintage

A really awesome wine with one of those huge noses that when you sniff it lasts forever. A very balanced wine with great dark fruit, smooth tannins and great finish.

2007 vintage

This is drinking well now. Nose on opening is gorgeous. I would drink up over the next year.

2007 vintage

Too young and too thick in nose and mouth ( also color) The barrel notes are a big part of it Wood spices cherries raspberries

2007 vintage

I always like this wine, one knows what they will get with it...better than the Alamos which has become dreadful I think. it is a well rounded wine with the dark taste which is a trademark of Malbecs, it doesn't linger on the palate.

2007 vintage

Dry and austere. Sour finish. Plum peel with a little darker fruit mid-palate.

2007 vintage

Very pleasant. Somewhat sweetish. Full-bodied with a very strong body. It lacks a bit of elegance, then it would be a very great wine. Still super good to drink.

2007 vintage

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Catena Zapata, Malbec Argentino, Mendoza

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