Catena Zapata 'Nicolas Catena Zapata' 2020 Echezeaux and Asian spices

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intensely saline Champagne opens in the glass

The 2023 Cervaro della Sala opens to an elegantly reductive note of flint or crushed granite before sliding gracefully into silky fruit sensations

Light red fruit flavors and floral notes carry through the persistent finish

Catena Zapata 'Nicolas Catena Zapata' 2020 Echezeaux and Asian spicesCassis, tobacco, wet stones, iron and baking spices to the nose, showing class, restraint and complexity. Medium to full bodied on the palate with super fine tannins. Dry, super elegant and silky with a lengthy, polished finish. Really Bordeaux like. Juicy and long. 54% cabernet sauvignon from Gualtallary, 25% cabernet franc from Altamira and 21% malbec from both areas. The highest portion of cabernet franc this year helped retain its nervy freshness!