2000 Nicolas Catena Zapata
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(13.6% alcohol; 6.0 g/l acidity; 3.56 pH): Medium red with an amber edge; less saturated than the 1999 and 1997 vines. More advanced on the nose, showing a distinct empyreumatic aspect to its aromas of smoked plum, roasted meat, underbrush and burning tobacco. Nicely fine-grained but quite dry, with a touch of greenness suggesting incomplete ripeness. A wine of modest sweetness and concentration, with a dusty, drying, edgy finish making it clear that it's in decline. Drink up.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Dark red-ruby. Currant, game, earth, truffle and cedary oak on the nose, lifted by a floral element. Sweet, supple and complex; fat and broad. Nuanced flavors of currant, sassafras, earth, truffle and tobacco leaf. Very impressive, and yet the finish seemed a tad dry-edged next to a couple of wines under the Tikal label: this may well merit a higher score with time in bottle.
About the producer
Bodega Catena Zapata has been instrumental both in the development of fine wine production in Argentina and in realising the full potential of the Malbec grape.