Catena Zapata Malbec Nicasia Vineyard 2016 hashval_73F6FB0A05526E3C4CEF783C86F3269CDD7F8221 Other 95 points - A

Other 95 points - A marriage of three different single malts

Good pairing with salty food

it balances crisp citrus flavors against a savory

Hints of peppermint tree leaves are complemented by enticing notes of a canelé pastry and dark chocolate

very creamy and vanilla'd midpalate and a nice fresh and slightly white peppery finish

Catena Zapata Malbec Nicasia Vineyard 2016 hashval_73F6FB0A05526E3C4CEF783C86F3269CDD7F8221 Other 95 points - ALocated in the far southerly growing region of Altamira en La Consulta, the Nicasia vineyard is the only planting of the special Catena Selection of Malbec cuttings in this traditional area for Malbec. La Consulta was Nicols Catenas father Domingos prefered Malbec location. 10% whole cluster and 90% whole berry fruit is hand loaded into 225 500 liter new French oak barrels for a 100% barrel fermentation for a period of 17 days, allowing seamless oak