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Review	Product Vintage	Vintage	Rating	Date Sort ascending
Catena Zapata - Descorchados	Catena Vista Flores Malbec	2016	92	Jun-2018
Review BEST VALLEY CHOICE VISTA FLORES: “It was a difficult year for Vista Flores’ vineyards. The rain and cold delayed ripening, and there was a lot of rot, but some delicious wines came out of that harvest all the same. Although rainfall in Vista Flores was more than double that of a normal year (350 compared to nearly 1,000 m,), the red fruit is still vibrant, and the acidity, electric. A delicious wine.”
Catena Zapata - Wine & Spirits	Catena Vista Flores Malbec	All		Apr-2018
Review #1 in "Most Popular Argentine Wines" in 29th Annual Restaurant Poll
Catena Zapata - Massachusetts' Beverage Business	Catena Vista Flores Malbec	2015		Mar-2018
Review “Catena is the family that had committed its resources to making quality wine and sourcing from low yielding rocky individual vineyard sites before the Argentine wine boom launched about 15 years ago. They are the gold standard of the industry and certainly amongst the most acclaimed of Malbec specialists, pioneering in micro-terroir exploration. Vista Flores is a renowned commune within San Carlos at the southeastern edge of Uco. This Malbec is all about finesse and balance, with aromas of rosemary, cassis, and bell pepper. Chewy, supple and round, with clean red fruit and smooth textures, this will work best with a grilled lamb.”
Catena Zapata - Vinous	Catena Vista Flores Malbec	2015	90	Jul-2017
Review “Bright ruby-red. Floral, high-pitched, penetrating scents of blackberry, violet and menthol. Quite penetrating and dry on the palate; at once more medicinal and more angular than the Appellation La Consulta wine with but lovely floral lift. In the rather serious style of a northern Rhône wine and in need of another year of patience. Finishes broad and dusty, with firm tannins, strong berry fruit and little in the way of easy sweetness.”
Catena Zapata - Vinous	Catena Vista Flores Malbec	2015	90	Jul-2017
Review “Bright ruby-red. Floral, high-pitched, penetrating scents of blackberry, violet and menthol. Quite penetrating and dry on the palate; at once more medicinal and more angular than the Appellation La Consulta wine with but lovely floral lift. In the rather serious style of a northern Rhône wine and in need of another year of patience. Finishes broad and dusty, with firm tannins, strong berry fruit and little in the way of easy sweetness.”
Catena Zapata - Descorchados	Catena Vista Flores Malbec	2014	92	Jun-2017
Review “Austere and firm with more structure than fruit. This is a fierce wine that needs time in the bottle.”
Catena Zapata - Tim Atkin, MW	Catena Vista Flores Malbec	2014	92	Mar-2016
Review “One of four different Malbecs in the appellation series, this comes from alluvial soils to the north of the village of Vista Flores. Aged in 35% new oak, it’s smooth and well balanced, with fine tannins, lots of blackberry fruit and well integrated vanilla spice. A crowd pleaser.”

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Catena Zapata - Descorchados

Catena Vista Flores Malbec

2016

Jun-2018

Review
BEST VALLEY CHOICE VISTA FLORES: “It was a difficult year for Vista Flores’ vineyards. The rain and cold delayed ripening, and there was a lot of rot, but some delicious wines came out of that harvest all the same. Although rainfall in Vista Flores was more than double that of a normal year (350 compared to nearly 1,000 m,), the red fruit is still vibrant, and the acidity, electric. A delicious wine.”

Catena Zapata - Wine & Spirits

Catena Vista Flores Malbec

All

Apr-2018

Review
#1 in "Most Popular Argentine Wines" in 29th Annual Restaurant Poll

Catena Zapata - Massachusetts' Beverage Business

Catena Vista Flores Malbec

2015

Mar-2018

Review
“Catena is the family that had committed its resources to making quality wine and sourcing from low yielding rocky individual vineyard sites before the Argentine wine boom launched about 15 years ago. They are the gold standard of the industry and certainly amongst the most acclaimed of Malbec specialists, pioneering in micro-terroir exploration. Vista Flores is a renowned commune within San Carlos at the southeastern edge of Uco. This Malbec is all about finesse and balance, with aromas of rosemary, cassis, and bell pepper. Chewy, supple and round, with clean red fruit and smooth textures, this will work best with a grilled lamb.”

Catena Zapata - Vinous

Catena Vista Flores Malbec

2015

Jul-2017

Review
“Bright ruby-red. Floral, high-pitched, penetrating scents of blackberry, violet and menthol. Quite penetrating and dry on the palate; at once more medicinal and more angular than the Appellation La Consulta wine with but lovely floral lift. In the rather serious style of a northern Rhône wine and in need of another year of patience. Finishes broad and dusty, with firm tannins, strong berry fruit and little in the way of easy sweetness.”

Catena Zapata - Vinous

Catena Vista Flores Malbec

2015

Jul-2017

Review
“Bright ruby-red. Floral, high-pitched, penetrating scents of blackberry, violet and menthol. Quite penetrating and dry on the palate; at once more medicinal and more angular than the Appellation La Consulta wine with but lovely floral lift. In the rather serious style of a northern Rhône wine and in need of another year of patience. Finishes broad and dusty, with firm tannins, strong berry fruit and little in the way of easy sweetness.”

Catena Zapata - Descorchados

Catena Vista Flores Malbec

2014

Jun-2017

Review
“Austere and firm with more structure than fruit. This is a fierce wine that needs time in the bottle.”

Catena Zapata - Tim Atkin, MW

Catena Vista Flores Malbec

2014

Mar-2016

Review
“One of four different Malbecs in the appellation series, this comes from alluvial soils to the north of the village of Vista Flores. Aged in 35% new oak, it’s smooth and well balanced, with fine tannins, lots of blackberry fruit and well integrated vanilla spice. A crowd pleaser.”