2002 Catena Zapata Nicolas Catena Zapata

Fat, large-scaled and primary, with impressively rich flavors and great fullness without heaviness. Wonderfully dense, silky wine with a minerality giving lift to the cassis and bitter chocolate flavors. One of the longest wines I tasted during my time in Argentina.

Rød farve. Intens duft af solbær, kirsebær, mokka, mint, lidt chokolade. Fyldig vin med flot moden frugt og en meget elegant og harmonisk smag, der nok er intens men også besidder stor kompleksitet og en perfekt balance. Vinen har en udsøgt, fløjlsagtig, lækker blødhed, der bliver ved og ved i munden. Ekstrem flot, elegant og superharmonisk vin. Vinen kræver det bedste oksekød.

Good dark red with an orange edge. Complex, slightly brooding aromas of currant, dark plum, leather and tobacco, plus an element of medicinal menthol. Very concentrated and youthful; at once sweet and serious, showing terrific density and medicinal reserve to its flavors of sweet plum, currant and saline minerality. The very long finish features nicely integrated acidity and broad, fine-grained tannins. This still-young beauty should be even more harmonious with another couple years in the cellar. Long hang time for the Malbec in 2002 produced very expressive wines with fully ripe tannins.