{"title":"Catena Zapata","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"2022-catena-zapata-nicolas-catena-zapata","title":"2022 Catena Zapata Nicolas Catena Zapata","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe 2022 Nicolas Catena Zapata is a Cabernet-dominant blend of 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Malbec and 11% Cabernet Franc, drawn from prephylloxeric massale selections of ungrafted vines in the high-altitude vineyards of Gualtallary and Paraje Altamira. First released with the 1997 vintage, it recreates the Original Bordeaux Blend of the 18th and 19th centuries from Mendoza. Aged 18 months in first- and second-use French barrels, the 2022 earned 98 points from Joaquin Hidalgo at Vinous and 97 points at JamesSuckling.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe vintage brings ample ash, sour cherry, plum, lavender and oak notes of cedar, sandalwood, licorice, followed by blackberry. This is layered and expressive. On the palate, it delivers fine grip, juicy energy and length, with textural depth, light chalk and compact structure. - Joaquin Hidalgo, Vinous (98 pts)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eLaura Catena is director, with Alejandro Vigil and Fernando Buscema as winemakers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catena Zapata","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49274992689371,"sku":"8596","price":243.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/1251\/5803\/files\/2022_Catena_Zapata_Nicolas_Catena_Zapata_98ca5aa9-ad64-4612-8dd9-6cf5e446d8f0.jpg?v=1789072634"},{"product_id":"2022-catena-zapata-adrianna-vineyard-mundus-bacillus-terrae-malbec","title":"2022 Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard 'Mundus Bacillus Terrae' Malbec","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eNamed after Nicolas Catena Zapata's youngest daughter, the Adrianna Vineyard sits at almost 1,500 metres in Mendoza. This single-varietal Malbec comes from a 1.4 hectare parcel of limestone-rich alluvial soils planted in 1992, whose rhizobacteria give the wine its name, mundus bacillus terrae, or elegant microbes of the earth. Aged 15 to 18 months in French oak, the 2022 took 99 points from both Matthew Luczy at Wine Advocate and JamesSuckling.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eStarting with a dramatic, exotic, multidimensional nose, it presents an array of paradoxes that characterize the world's most intriguing wines: depth coupled with lift and elegance matched with assertion, all underpinned by a quiet, understated intensity that flows from the nose to the finish. - Matthew Luczy, Wine Advocate (99 pts)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eJust 430 cases were produced. Laura Catena is director, with Alejandro Vigil as winemaker.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catena Zapata","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49274994163931,"sku":"8598","price":642.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/1251\/5803\/files\/2022_Catena_Zapata_Adrianna_Vineyard_Mundus_Bacillus_Terrae_Malbec_3bddfa02-c5e6-4c9c-b8cc-340e52583f19.jpg?v=1789072634"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.lamontscott.com.au\/collections\/catena-zapata.oembed","provider":"Lamont's Cottesloe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}