2018 | Catena Zapata 'Nicolas Catena Zapata' | Mendoza 1.5L Domaine Wunsch et Mann with floral and cigar box

with floral and cigar box aromatics accenting the creamed cherry

plus some vaguely floral notes (violets

The Bicunsio is a blend of 60% Sangiovese

The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy red fruit and perhaps just a little hardness on the back palate

This young wine really sings with a level of purity and precision that I’ve never seen from here

2018 | Catena Zapata 'Nicolas Catena Zapata' | Mendoza 1.5L Domaine Wunsch et Mann with floral and cigar boxThe 2018 Nicols Catena Zapata was produced with 65% Cabernet Sauvignon from Gualtallary (Adrianna vineyard, with the Cabernet Sauvignon interplanted with some Cabernet Franc) and 35% Malbec from Altamira (Nicasia vineyard). They no longer use grapes from Agrelo, and this is also a lot higher in Malbec than in other recent vintages. So, it has a very different profile, a charge that started in 2017, with more contained ripeness and more freshness, and