Catena Zapata, Adrianna Malbec Size:12x750ml I tried a second bottle

I tried a second bottle a couple of weeks later and it was as good or even better

Tasted April 2016

35 ha monopole that spans a parcel of vines situated in both Vaudésir and Preuses though 95% of it is in Vaudésir

Spanish cedar and cinnamon

There is excellent volume and an intense minerality present on the broad-shouldered and extract-rich flavors that display a dusty mouth feel on the impressively long and deep finish

Catena Zapata, Adrianna Malbec Size:12x750ml I tried a second bottleFull ruby red. Musky dark fruits and bitter chocolate on the brooding nose, with a strong kirsch note emerging with aeration. Powerful and deep but youthfully closed, with terrific grip to the flavors of cassis, dark chocolate and minerals. Quite closed and young today, but with its fine grained tannins and slowly building persistence this single vineyard malbec appears to be built for a positive evolution in bottle. Stephen Tanzer