Catena Zapata, Malbec Nicasia Vintage:2010 sweet pipe tobacco and leather

sweet pipe tobacco and leather are some of the nuances that emerge from the 2014 Barbaresco Pajè

lemon rind and copious Chablis elements

satiny and textural

vanilla and cassis with plenty of freshness

bright and gripping

Catena Zapata, Malbec Nicasia Vintage:2010 sweet pipe tobacco and leatherThe 2010 Catena Zapata Nicasia Vineyard is a single vineyard Malbec from their vines from Nicasia in Altamira (La Consulta) in the south of the Uco Valley, a chalk rich zone that is quickly gaining ground on the terroir map of Mendoza. The grapes were barrel fermented with 5% Cabernet Franc. The grapes were harvested at six different points in time, depending on the difference of soils in the vineyard. I see quite ripe fruit here, a round wine, with