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Review	Product Name	Vintage	Rating	Date Sort ascending	Favorite
Bodega Renacer - Wine & Spirits	Punto Final Malbec Reserva	2017	90	Oct-2020
Review “From the Los Patos Vineyard in Perdreil, planted in 1918, this blends sweet strawberry flavors with notes of woodruff, cedar and forest-floor funk in a satisfyingly complex express of malbec.”
Bodega Aleanna – El Enemigo - Wine & Spirits	Malbec	2017	91	Oct-2020
Review “Adrianna Catena joined forces with Alejandro Vigil, the head winemaker at Catena Zapata, to create this label in 2009. Their goal was to meld modern winemaking techniques with older traditions, like fermenting with ambient yeasts in cement tanks, as they did for a portion of this wine. The brightness and verve of the blend lasts past the smoke of the oak and brings a sense of freshness to the blackberry flavors. It’s modern but balanced, especially if there’s a double-cut pork chop on hand.”
Catena Zapata - Wine & Spirits	Catena Appellation La Consulta Malbec	2018	93	Oct-2020
Review “Winemaker Alejandro Vigil culls grapes from several vineyards in La Consulta for this wine, fermenting it in stainless steel tanks and aging it in French oak barrels. Smoky wood tones dominate at first, but with time in the glass, lush purple fruit takes over, violet scented and black-peppery. It’s also got grip, a vertical structure that contributes a feeling of coolness and clarity despite its opulence.”
Catena Zapata - Wine & Spirits	Catena Zapata Nicasia Vineyard Malbec	2018	95	Oct-2020
Review “Nicolas Catena planted this vineyard in La Consulta in 1996, with vines selected from his family’s 80-year-old Angelica Vineyard in Lunlunta. At 3,600 feet in altitude, Nicasia is considerably higher and cooler than Lunlunta (the average temperature is below 58˚F); the massal selection is planted on its own roots. Those vines yielded a fresh, concentrated wine in 2018: It’s super youthful, a jumble of red fruit, oak and spice right out of the bottle, bold and boisterous in its energy. As it takes on air in the glass, the wood tones melt into the fruit, the wine becoming more savory while the flavors keep juicing up—floral, herbal, smoky, earthy, salty. Fine tannins give it shape and hold the flavors fresh for days after the bottle is opened.”
Catena Zapata - Wine Spectator Insider	Catena Appellation Lunlunta Malbec	2018	91	Sep-2020
Review “Suave and well-spiced, with juicy richness to the zesty raspberry tart and plum pastry flavors, supported by medium-grained tannins. Chocolate and freshly ground nutmeg notes show on the finish.” (Value Pick of the Week)
Catena Zapata - Jamessuckling.com	Nicolás Catena Zapata	2003	93	Sep-2020
Review “Herbs and earth with mushrooms and cedar and light nail polish. Full-bodied, layered and flavorful with lots of mushroom and ginger undertones. Delicious at the finish, but starting to pull apart. 72% cabernet sauvignon and 28% malbec.”
Catena Zapata - Jamessuckling.com	Nicolás Catena Zapata	2016	95	Sep-2020
Review “This a rich and flavorful red, showing blackcurrants and tobacco. Full-bodied, soft and fruity with bright and spicy, oyster-shell and fresh-herb character. Serious cabernet blend.”
Catena Zapata - Jamessuckling.com	Nicolás Catena Zapata	2004	95	Sep-2020
Review “Loads of licorice and currants with a smoky, chocolate and coffee undertone. Aniseed, too. Sweet tobacco. It’s medium-to full-bodied with creamy tannins and a soft finish. It’s totally resolved and delicious now, in a bigger style. 78% cabernet sauvignon and 22% malbec.”
Catena Zapata - Jamessuckling.com	Nicolás Catena Zapata	2015	96	Sep-2020
Review “A giant. Not only in Argentina’s strong suit in terms of power, it also shows finesse and aromatic complexity. There are all manner of blackberries, smoke, chocolate and spicy notes. Built on a panoramic scale, but full of energy and enormous refinement. The finish cascades on and on. A blend of 83% cabernet sauvignon and 17% malbec.”
Catena Zapata - Jamessuckling.com	Nicolás Catena Zapata	2017	97	Sep-2020
Review “Sweet tobacco, walnuts, blackberries and dried flowers on the nose. Full body, yet ultra-fine tannins and a super long finish. Superb finesse and polish.”

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