Lot 520
BODEGA CATENA ZAPATA MALBEC FORTUNA TERRAE ADRIANNA VINEYARD 2015 (2) WA 95
BODEGA CATENA ZAPATA MALBEC FORTUNA TERRAE ADRIANNA VINEYARD 2016 (2) WA 97
BODEGA CATENA ZAPATA MALBEC FORTUNA TERRAE ADRIANNA VINEYARD 2017 (1) WA 98
Lot 520 Details
BODEGA CATENA ZAPATA MALBEC FORTUNA TERRAE ADRIANNA VINEYARD 2015 (2)
Mendoza, Argentina.
u. 2 x vts. 1 x scraped label.
Like many other 2015s, there is a little more ripeness in the 2015 Adrianna Vineyard Fortuna Terrae, and the year is more marked and more noticeable in this bottling. It's juicy, floral, expressive and more gentle within the serious and austere profile the place provides. 6,600 bottles were filled in July 2017. June 2018 WA 95
BODEGA CATENA ZAPATA MALBEC FORTUNA TERRAE ADRIANNA VINEYARD 2016 (2)
Mendoza, Argentina.
u. 2 x vts.
Cropped from a cooler and wetter year, the 2016 Adrianna Vineyard Fortuna Terrae was bottled with six months less time in oak than in other years. The wines are somehow "lighter" and more mineral, and they didn't want the oak to mark them. This comes from deeper soils that deliver more fruit, and of the three reds from Adrianna, this is always the one that shows more gentle, approachable and open, with more fruit up front. There are some notes of tobacco and spices. Considering how young the wine is and the fact that it will not be released for another year, the wine is going to be immediately appealing on release but should also develop nicely in bottle. The 2016 is the most complete of the three vintages I tasted together—2014, 2015 and 2016. They bottled some 5,000 bottles in March 2018. June 2018 WA 97
BODEGA CATENA ZAPATA MALBEC FORTUNA TERRAE ADRIANNA VINEYARD 2017 (1)
Mendoza, Argentina.
u. vts. wrinkled label
There is some citrus freshness in the nose, remarkable for the conditions of the year. The palate shows even more serious than the nose, with chalky minerality and a drying sensation that adds to the grip, giving it a profile that I like very much, making it feel like a superb year for this bottling. This is really very good this year, and the acidity is very integrated. In fact, the wine is very balanced and compact, with all the ingredients greatly integrated. 5,400 bottles were filled in October 2018. October 2019 WA 98