Catena Zapata, Malbec Nicasia Vintage:2010 a little Pauillac in style

a little Pauillac in style

satiny and textural

but not overripe fruit in the finish

lemon rind and copious Chablis elements

Catena Zapata, Malbec Nicasia Vintage:2010 a little Pauillac in styleThe 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