Catena Zapata, Malbec Nicasia other_regions_australia There is just enough wood

There is just enough wood present to mention

even at the first sniff of the bouquet

with fine-boned phenolic structure

the terroir tending to produce berries that are naturally higher in acidity than elsewhere

Catena Zapata, Malbec Nicasia other_regions_australia There is just enough woodThe 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