Catena Zapata Nicasia Vineyard Malbec 2021

A profound and classically structured single-vineyard red, the 2021 Nicasia Vineyard Malbec is sourced from an exceptionally high-altitude site characterized by shallow, gravelly soils. This vintage presents an opaque violet colour and an intense, multi-layered bouquet of ripe black cherries, wild blackberries, and plums, interwoven with sophisticated notes of violets, licorice, and sweet pipe tobacco. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied and concentrated, showcasing a dense core of dark fruit supported by firm, fine-grained tannins and a vibrant acidity. Nuances of dark chocolate and crushed minerals emerge through a long, expansive finish that reflects the power and elegance of the Paraje Altamira terroir.

96 Points - James Suckling

A complex, layered malbec that shows a touch of white pepper and cigar box. Blackberries, chiles, chocolate and fine spices. Really juicy and compact, but nothing hefty. Quintessential flavors with dusty tannins that keep growing. Drink or hold.

95 Points - Wine Spectator

94 Points - Wine Spectator

Fresh and mineral-driven, this silky red delivers a pure beam of red currant and raspberry flavors, adding loam and tea leaf accents as this unfurls on the well-defined finish around plush tannins and a note of cocoa-dusted raspberry. Drink now through 2036.