Nicolas Catena Zapata Red Wine, 75cL, Mendoza, 2018By Winebuyers

1 x 75cl. The producer, Catena, was founded in 1902 in Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza. The company's modern history starts in the late 1960s, when Nicolas Catena joined his father and grandfather. The first vintage made by Nicolas was the 1990, inspired by Bordeaux and Napa Valley, and was a Cabernet Sauvignon blended with a little Malbec and from the winery's best barrels. Nicolas' vision from the start was to make rich and unique wines that were true to the terroir they come from, while continually seeking out new and better vineyards for Malbec. He was one of the pioneers in discovering extreme high-altitude terroirs in the Andean foothills of Mendoza. His daughter Laura Catena has done several studies with the Catena Institute, which has shown that higher altitude wines had significantly higher levels of tannins, likely developed by the vines to shield the seeds from the sun. The winemaking style is Californian-French with a focus on fresh fruit flavours and added complexity.