Community Tasting Notes 18

• RussK wrote: 90 points

  March 15, 2020 - Russk. 90 - points

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• Wine in the Woods with Beth Likes this wine:

  March 24, 2019 - This is a delicious Cabernet Franc. Well integrated flavors.

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• mjwstickings Likes this wine: 88 points

  February 6, 2019 - I wouldn't say this is a Cab Franc expressed in any sort of traditional or old-fashioned Loire idiom, but there's enough genuine Cab Franc appeal to show what can be done with this grape at high altitude in a more New World idiom, genuinely but also distinctively. There's an odd, funky floral (rose, pot pourri) note that takes some time to blow off, but that florality (suggestive of Piedmont) continues to contribute to an earthy-dusty but still fresh mix of berries (raspberry at first, then blackberry), pomegranate, black pepper, and mushroom. There isn't great complexity, but the acidity and sour-bitter finish suggest that a bit more aging (2-3 years) could help round things out. Still, it's a very good 100% varietal expression from a renowned producer, and it certainly looks like this Bordeaux varietal has a lot to offer in Argentina -- this wine coming from the Uco Valley (and the San Carlos vineyard within it, at an elevation of 1,090 m) in Mendoza.

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• atlas404 wrote: 86 points

  October 4, 2018 - Medium plus garnet color. Heavy salinity on the nose, some black fruit. Medium high acid, some vanilla, light flavor intensity, saline with unevolved finish, tongue-coating chalk tannins.

• adamstanleyatx wrote:

  September 29, 2018 - Great.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2014
• Type Red
• Producer Bodega Catena Zapata
• Varietal Cabernet Franc
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Argentina
• Region Mendoza
• SubRegion Valle de Uco
• Appellation San Carlos
• UPC Code 098709099425

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• In Cellars 125 (34%)
• Consumed 241 (66%)

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