Catena Zapata, Malbec Nicasia other_regions_australia This robust and powerful effort

This robust and powerful effort is decidedly old school in style

which measure

It reveals a masculine

The acidity and tannins sit apart for now

A very ripe nose of plum

Catena Zapata, Malbec Nicasia other_regions_australia This robust and powerful effortThe 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