2016 Nicolas Catena Zapata DMG

This wine is backward, serious and austere, with great balance and length. This is a blend of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon from Gualtallary and 31% Malbec from Nicasia. There is also some 8% Cabernet Franc, which seems to add a touch, and in 2016 it didn't need irrigation because there was enough rain. This wine seems to follow the style of the 2013, a little tight, perhaps because of the Cabernet. This is nuanced and complex, with very good integration of varietals and oak, fruit, acidity and mineral texture.

Grape variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec

Wine Advocate (Robert Parker): 96/100
James Suckling: 95/100
Fallstaff: 96/100

Alcohol content: 14% vol.
Allergen information: Contains sulphites

Bottler, importer: KRACHER FINE WINE GMBH
Apetlonerstraße 37
7142 Illmitz