This is rich and lush, with concentrated black cherry and red currant fruit flavours layered with sweet spices and tobacco.
Stem code: 17CAT5B
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Ripe, concentrated dark fruit aromas with delicate floral notes and traces of vanilla and mocha. Rich and lush on the palate, with concentrated black cherry and red currant fruit flavours layered with sweet spices, tobacco and a touch of leather. The finish presents soft, supple tannins with bright, crisp acidity and a flinty minerality which gives the wine exceptional length.
" The purple-coloured 2007 Catena Malbec spent 12 months in 35% new French and American oak. The nose reveals balsam wood, vanilla, mocha, cassis, and black cherry. Plush on the palate, this medium-bodied Malbec has layered, spicy flavours, with a touch of tobacco and leather making an appearance. Balanced and lengthy, it will evolve for 2-3 years and offer prime drinking from 2011 to 2019. 91+pts "
Jay Miller, The Wine Advocate
" If memory serves, I think we got served this wine (or something very similar) blind in my MW tasting exam. And then, as now, it sang its origins. Peppery damson fruit with vibrant violet notes. Juicy peppery succulent fruit palate. Benchmark stuff. 7/10 "
Kataynah Malbek
The grape variety used to make this wine is Malbec. It makes big, rich, dark wines. The flavours and aromas are plums, dark chocolate and blackberries with some spice and pepper as well.
Catena put Malbec from Mendoza firmly on the winemaking map - this wine is a great example of their continued quality and purity of fruit.
Taste Test is our exclusive wine & customer profiling system. Wines are scored according to their power and intensity. The scale runs from 3 (luscious, sweet wines) up to 15 (full-bodied, intense dry reds).
Intense
For people who enjoy big, bold wines that really pack a punch. For many who enjoy similar wines it’s a case of the bigger the better!
The Catena wines are a blend of single varietal lots from the Catena family’s vineyards. Each vineyard is divided into lots that are harvested separately, and specially prepared to be part of the final blend of each Catena wine: Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Chardonnay.
By blending components from different terroirs and altitudes, they aim to create the most balanced and expressive wine. Catena wines can be consumed shortly after release, but they are able to age beautifully for ten to twenty years.
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