with plenty of Serralunga volume
floral hints that combine with moderate wood influence
Tasted from an ex-château bottle at the BI Wines & Spirits 10-Year On tasting
cherry and licorice aromas complicated by cooler notes of tobacco leaf
Catena Zapata, Nicolas Catena Zapata other_regions with plenty of Serralunga volume2005 was a cool vintage with generally low yields. This is made up of 78% Cabernet from Agrelo and Uco, and 22% Malbec from Gualtallary, aged for 24 months in French oak barriques. It has a deep, brooding, Cabernet dominant nose with cassis, saddle leather, fig and cedar, and a very pretty, light floral touch. The palate has a dense, concentrated core with firm, rounded tannins. It's only just beginning to open up, revealing some leafy secondary