60% cabernet sauvignon and 40% merlot
but much more dark raspberry fruit covering the bones and the firmer finish
Lots of chocolate and juicy fruit to this with currant and walnut undertones
It is produced from 37-year-old vines at about 900 feet
Catena Zapata 'Nicolas Catena Zapata' 2004 Tsuru Ume Summer Orange 60% cabernet sauvignon and 40%Catena Zapatas flagship is the Nicolas Catena Zapata, a Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec blend. The 2004 Nicolas Catena Zapata is composed of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon and 28% Malbec. It spent 18 months in 100% new French oak. A saturated black purple in color, it has an aristocratic perfume of pain grille, mineral, espresso, saddle leather, cassis, black currant, and black raspberry. Opulently textured, complex, ripe, and sweet on the palate, it maintains a