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

depth and balance

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

23% Mourvedre

which shows excellent clarity and length

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