2018 | Catena Zapata 'Nicolas Catena Zapata' | Mendoza 1.5L Domaine Wunsch et Mann as Cristal so often does

as Cristal so often does

The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy red fruit and perhaps just a little hardness on the back palate

This young wine really sings with a level of purity and precision that I’ve never seen from here

The pricey Los Yelsones is truly impressive

2018 | Catena Zapata 'Nicolas Catena Zapata' | Mendoza 1.5L Domaine Wunsch et Mann as Cristal so often doesThe 2018 Nicols Catena Zapata was produced with 65% Cabernet Sauvignon from Gualtallary (Adrianna vineyard, with the Cabernet Sauvignon interplanted with some Cabernet Franc) and 35% Malbec from Altamira (Nicasia vineyard). They no longer use grapes from Agrelo, and this is also a lot higher in Malbec than in other recent vintages. So, it has a very different profile, a charge that started in 2017, with more contained ripeness and more freshness, and