Catena Zapata, Nicolas Catena Zapata Vintage:2005 Fruit thrives from 220 to

Fruit thrives from 220 to 280 meters above sea level with full southern exposures facing La Morra

ripe tannins

airy and ultra pure nose of mineral-suffused red pinot fruit that is in perfect keeping with the finely detailed

The 2001 Sori Tildin is stellar

There is enough wood and reduction to notice so I would strongly advise decanting this if you’re inclined to try a bottle young

Catena Zapata, Nicolas Catena Zapata Vintage:2005 Fruit thrives from 220 to2005 was a cool vintage with generally low yields. This is made up of 78% Cabernet from Agrelo and Uco, and 22% Malbec from Gualtallary, aged for 24 months in French oak barriques. It has a deep, brooding, Cabernet dominant nose with cassis, saddle leather, fig and cedar, and a very pretty, light floral touch. The palate has a dense, concentrated core with firm, rounded tannins. It's only just beginning to open up, revealing some leafy secondary