2007 Bodega Catena Zapata Estiba Reservada

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 92.7 points

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  12/23/2022 - levicn wrote: 93 Points

  醒酒三个小时，中宝石红色，闻香有brett的马厩味，草本植物的青味，醋栗，黑果，石墨气息，还有一股肉鲜。入口酸度中高，单宁紧致，细沙颗粒，酒液咸，收口微甜，石墨混合着草本的青味，黑果香气，泥土气息，余味是黑果和悠长的融合香料。漂亮结构感和矿物质气息，风格优雅，非常旧世界，带着高海拔酒的特点，处在适饮巅峰期，充分的陈年增添了酒的复杂度，它不是今晚最强悍的赤霞珠，但表现是最平衡的。

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  10/14/2020 - ThalesGaspar Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Now yes! Maybe the previous bottle was just a bad bottle or it was too young, I don't know, but this time the wine as really great. Still very fruity, complex and full body. Ready to drink, really good.

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  7/16/2018 - ThalesGaspar Likes this wine: 90 Points

  No one can say this is not a good wine, but that doesn't mean you can't be disappointed... It's as round as it gets, which is good and unexpected for a wine from Argentina. However, there are no more good surprises from that point on. The nose is fruity but has nothing special, on the palate it lacks flavours and complexity and the finish is pleasant but neither intense nor long. It reminded me of a famous Brazilian composer who says "It's like being in love for a woman who's only beautiful, so what?..."

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  4/28/2018 - Somm David T wrote: 94 Points

  On the nose; burnt ambers, incense, touch of charcoal, ruby dark currants. Ripe, deep, ruby; blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, some black plum & plum, black cherry cola, light vanilla & cinnamon, caramel, soft spice, tarry notes, some black licorice, rich loamy soil & clay with dark red florals & violets.
  
  On the palate; the body is full. The tannins are still a little thick and dry. The wine is gorgeous & elegant now that it’s opened up. Ruby dark currants. Ripe, deep, ruby; blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, some black plum & plum & some cherry & strawberries on the longer set, black cherry cola, black raspberries liqueur notes, light vanilla & cinnamon, caramel, soft spice, some black licorice, hint of burnt ambers, sweet tarry notes, just a touch of charcoal, graphite, dry loamy soil & clay, dry dark soils, grey minerals, with dark red florals & violets. The acidity is round and beautiful. The wine is starting to hit its groove. The texture, balance, length and tension are lovely but will continue to evolve for another 8-10 years. The long finish is; beautiful, elegant, sexy and lasts minutes.
  
  The wine really dropped some of its minerality on the last glass after nearly two hours in the decanter.

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