Catena Zapata, Adrianna Vineyard River Stones Malbec

Catena Zapata, Adrianna Vineyard River Stones MalbecLike the other Malbecs from Adrianna Vineyard, the 2016 Adrianna Vineyard River Stones was bottled a little earlier, and the time in oak was shortened. It was a most unusual year that was cold and rainy and allowed for no irrigation. This has good ripeness and sharp acidity, making it powerful but extremely fresh, with a backbone of acidity that lifts the wine up and makes it extremely long and persistent. In fact, the wine blows me away with an

(93-95)/2024+

the 2010 Beau-Sejour Becot reveals a lifted

imparting beautiful tones of black fruit

good length and freshness

(92-95)/2017+

This too is a knock-out and a one that should evolve glacially over a 20 to 30-year period as it’s even a bit firmer than the Chambertin

Along with the Blanchots this is the most floral wine in the range with its elegant nose of pear

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It will be seven or eight years until it truly starts to blossom

5% alcohol

5 ha with two-thirds of it in Chapelot and the remainder in Pied d’Aloup)

Sweet rose petal