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LOT 237

Lot 237

BODEGA CATENA ZAPATA MALBEC RIVER STONES ADRIANNA VINEYARD 2016 (3, OWC) WA 100

BODEGA CATENA ZAPATA MALBEC RIVER STONES ADRIANNA VINEYARD 2016 (3, OWC) WA 100
Lot 237 Details
BODEGA CATENA ZAPATA MALBEC RIVER STONES ADRIANNA VINEYARD 2016 (OWC)

Mendoza, Argentina.

Like the other Malbecs from Adrianna Vineyard, the 2016 Adrianna Vineyard River Stones was bottled a little earlier, and the time in oak was shortened. It was a most unusual year that was cold and rainy and allowed for no irrigation. This has good ripeness and sharp acidity, making it powerful but extremely fresh, with a backbone of acidity that lifts the wine up and makes it extremely long and persistent. In fact, the wine blows me away with an unusual combination of power and elegance; it shows detailed and nuanced, with subtle aromas of violets, spices, tobacco and wet chalk. It has a velvety texture with ultra refined, fine-grained tannins. It is precise in the acidity and on the palate, with the textbook chalky tannins and a sapid, almost salty finish. This is serious, austere, mineral, long, compact, harmonious and concentrated, yet it feels light and has that somewhat contradictory powerful elegance. This has to be the best wine ever produced at Catena. June 2018 WA 100

3 bts.    per lot $500 - $700

Realised: $792
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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  • 5 Stars: Excellent - No discernable damage, flaws or imperfections
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  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

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