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Issue#3
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Bodegas Catena
Zapata
The Pioneer of
the Malbec grape.
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Dear Friends,
Bodegas
Catena Zapata is the pioneer
and innovator of the Malbec
varietal in Argentina, a hot
topic in the wine world that
continues to heat still.
After taking over the
operation of the winery,
focused then (in the 1960s)
on distribution within
Argentina, Nicolas Catena,
3rd generation
grower/producer, began to
strategize and plan on
producing wine that would
achieve world class status.
Through market awareness,
sound
 business
practices
(a former
economics professor) and
exhaustive vineyard work to
determine the best situated
vineyards, Catena released
their first wines to the
outside world in the mid
1990s. Since then not only
has Catena earned awards and
much acclaim for their wines
made from many varietals,
they have even partnered
with Baron Eric Rothschild
of Lafite-Rothschild in the
prestigious Caro project in
Mendoza-- a real place of
interest for the Bordelais.
We are happy to present to
you as extensive of a
selection of Catena wines as
we have seen.
Click here to sign-up for
the next issue of "Wines of the Andes".
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2005 Catena
Chardonnay
Mendoza
Our Price:
12.99
11.69 by
the case!
Reviews:
88WS
"Round and
buttery, with
piecrust and
spice notes
leading the way
for ripe, tasty
pear and fig
fruit. Drink
now." Wine
Spectator,
October 15, 2006 |
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2004 Catena Alta
Cabernet
Sauvignon
Mendoza
Our Price: 15.99
14.39 by
the case!
Reviews: 90RP,
90WS
"Deep garnet in
color, it
delivers notes
of wood smoke,
pencil lead,
cassis, black
currants, and
blackberry. This
leads to a
medium to
full-bodied,
elegantly styled
Cabernet with
nicely layered
black fruits and
hints of
eucalyptus as
well as espresso
in the
background. The
tannins are
well-integrated
and should
permit several
years of
development in
the bottle.
However, it can
be enjoyed now
and over the
next 10-12
years."
Robert Parker's
The Wine
Advocate, Issue
174 |
2003 Catena Alta
Cabernet
Sauvignon Uxmal
Mendoza
Our Price:
44.99
40.49
by the case!
Reviews: 93WN
"Attractive
aromas of black
cherry, black
plum and iris.
The richly
concentrated
mid-palate
offers flavors
of black
currant,
blackberry jam
and marmalade.
Elegantly styled
with sleek
tannins, nicely
integrated oak
and good
acidity. The
graceful finish
has notable
fruit length
with evidence of
tobacco and
mint." The
Wine News |
2004 Catena Alta
Cabernet
Sauvignon
Mendoza
Our Price: 44.99
40.49 by the
case!
Reviews: 93RP,
93WS
"The 2004 Alta
Cabernet
Sauvignon was
sourced and
blended from
three vineyards
with distinct
terroirs and
aged for 18
months in new
French oak. It
offers greater
aromatic
complexity with
elements of pain
grille, scorched
earth, espresso,
black currant,
and blackberry
liqueur.
Medium-bodied,
it has the
elegance of a
classified
growth St.-Julien,
with intense,
spicy, cassis,
mint, and black
fruit flavors,
superb balance,
and a 45-second,
pure finish. It
will profit from
6-8 years of
further
cellaring and
drink well
through 2030."
Robert
Parker's The
Wine Advocate,
Issue 174 |
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2004 Catena Alta
Malbec Mendoza
Our Price: 44.99
40.49
by the case!
Reviews:
94RP, 93WS
#23 Top 100,
92WN
"The 2004
Alta Malbec was
aged for 18
months in French
oak, 70% new,
and was also
bottled unfined
and unfiltered.
It offers
greater aromatic
complexity with
notes of pepper,
clove, leather,
and chocolate in
addition to
violets, black
cherry, and
blackberry.
Medium-bodied
and elegant, it
has a plush
texture, layers
of spicy black
fruits and
minerality,
excellent
balance, and a
60-second
finish. It will
evolve for 5-7
years and drink
well through
2025. "
Robert Parker's
Wine Advocate
#174 (DEC 2007) |
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2003 Catena
Zapata
Mendoza
Our Price:
99.99
Reviews:
92WS
"Dark,
rich and
polished,
showing
layers of
sweet dark
cherry, plum
and currant
fruit, with
bacony
toast, dark
licorice and
molten
chocolate
notes. The
plush,
exotic
finish lets
fig sauce
and mocha
notes
linger.
Cabernet
Sauvignon
and Malbec.
Drink now
through
2012. 1,500
cases made."
Wine
Spectator,
May 15, 2008 |
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2004 Catena
Zapata
Malbec
Adrianna
Vineyard
Mendoza
Our Price:
119.99
Reviews:
97RP
"The
single-vineyard
2004 Malbec
"Adrianna
Vineyard"
from the
Gualtallary
district is
inky purple
with aromas
of wood
smoke,
pencil lead,
game, black
cherry, and
blackberry
liqueur.
Opulent,
full-flavored,
yet
remarkably
light on its
feet, this
medium to
full-bodied
Malbec is
all about
pleasure. It
will
certainly
evolve for a
decade but
is hard to
resist now.
It is a fine
test of
one's
ability to
defer
immediate
gratification."
Robert
Parker's The
Wine
Advocate,
Issue 174 |
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2004 Catena
Zapata
Malbec
Argentino
Vineyard
Mendoza
Our Price:
119.99
Reviews:
98RP,
95WS, 95ST
"The
single-vineyard
2004 Malbec
"Argentino
Vineyard"
spent 17
months in
new French
oak.
Remarkably
fragrant and
complex
aromatically,
it offers up
aromas of
wood smoke,
creosote,
pepper,
clove, black
cherry, and
blackberry.
Made in a
similar,
elegant
style, it is
the most
structured
of the three
single
vineyard
wines,
needing a
minimum of a
decade of
additional
cellaring.
It should
easily prove
to be a
25-40 year
wine. It is
an
exceptional
achievement
in Malbec."
Robert
Parker's The
Wine
Advocate,
Issue 174 |
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2004 Catena
Zapata
Malbec
Nicasia
Vineyard
Mendoza
Our Price:
119.99
Reviews:
96RP, 94WS
"The
single-vineyard
2004 Malbec
"Nicasia
Vineyard" is
located in
the Altamira
district of
Mendoza. It
was aged for
18 months in
new French
oak. Opaque
purple-colored,
it exhibits
a complex
perfume of
pain grille,
scorched
earth,
mineral,
licorice,
blueberry,
and black
cherry.
Thick on the
palate,
bordering on
opulent, it
has layers
of fruit,
silky
tannins, and
a long,
fruit-filled
finish. It
will age
effortlessly
for another
6-8 years
and provide
pleasure
through
2025."
Robert
Parker's The
Wine
Advocate,
Issue 174 |
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To place an order
please call toll free at
1.888.B21.Wine
(1.888.221.9463) or visit
our website
www.B-21.com.
All items in this offering
are linked to our website.
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