with honeyed impingement both aromatically and on the palate reinforcing the sense of relative opacity and rounded richness that the other Graachers in this year s collection displayed

(from vines that average more than 60 years of age)

A subtle whiff of exotic fruit can be found on the lightly wooded aromas of mineral reduction

kirsch and prune preserves notions with hints of cigar box

"We finished the harvest at the end of September

Catena Zapata, Adrianna Malbec other_regions_italy with honeyed impingement both aromaticallyFull ruby red. Musky dark fruits and bitter chocolate on the brooding nose, with a strong kirsch note emerging with aeration. Powerful and deep but youthfully closed, with terrific grip to the flavors of cassis, dark chocolate and minerals. Quite closed and young today, but with its fine grained tannins and slowly building persistence this single vineyard malbec appears to be built for a positive evolution in bottle. Stephen Tanzer