Winery Catena Zapata - Estiba Reservada

Winery Catena ZapataEstiba Reservada

4.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.
The Estiba Reservada of Winery Catena Zapata is a red wine from the region of Agrelo of Mendoza.
This wine is a blend of 5 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Malbec, the Petit Verdot and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
The Estiba Reservada of the Winery Catena Zapata is in the top 5 of wines of Argentina and in the top 5 of wines of Agrelo.

Taste structure of the Estiba Reservada from the Winery Catena Zapata

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Estiba Reservada of Winery Catena Zapata in the region of Mendoza is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

tobacco, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

cocoa, leather

Wine with spices taste

pepper, cinnamon

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Estiba Reservada of Winery Catena Zapata in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of cherry, chocolate or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Catena Zapata's Estiba Reservada.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Estiba Reservada - 2015
In the top 5 of of Agrelo wines
Average rating: 4.711110.5
Estiba Reservada - 2014
In the top 5 of of Agrelo wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Estiba Reservada - 2013
In the top 5 of of Agrelo wines
Average rating: 4.711110.5
Estiba Reservada - 2011
In the top 5 of of Agrelo wines
Average rating: 4.711110.5
Estiba Reservada - 2010
In the top 5 of of Agrelo wines
Average rating: 4.711110.5
Estiba Reservada - 2009
In the top 5 of of Agrelo wines
Average rating: 4.711110.5
Estiba Reservada - 2008
In the top 5 of of Agrelo wines
Average rating: 4.711110.5

The best vintages of Estiba Reservada from Winery Catena Zapata are 1990, 1991, 1994, 2006 and 1996.

Informations about the Winery Catena Zapata

The winery offers 25 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
This winery is part of the Bodega Catena Zapata.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Agrelo in the region of Mendoza

The Winery Catena Zapata is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in the of Agrelo to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Mendoza
In the top 5 of of Argentina wines
In the top 5 of of Agrelo wines
In the top 100 of red wines
In the top 150 wines of the world

The wine region of Agrelo

Agrelo is a small wine-producing wine region about 20 miles (35km) South of the city of Mendoza in Argentina. Located on the southern side of the Mendoza River just south of Perdriel, around the Village from which it takes its name, the area is home to some of the country's most famous wine estates. Agrelo's Terroir is considered to be some of the best in Mendoza for the production of big, Complex red wines made from the Malbec grape variety The village is located in the western foothills of the Andes mountains, and is a Part of the Lujan de Cuyo department, an administrative title which handily covers some of the best viticultural land in Argentina. The wine-producing zone of Agrelo slopes upward from the town toward the Andes, with the highest (and most desirable) vineyards in the west reaching up to 3300ft (1000m) above sea level.


The wine region of Mendoza

Mendoza is by far the largest wine region in Argentina. Located on a high-altitude plateau at the edge of the Andes Mountains, the province is responsible for roughly 70 percent of the country's annual wine production. The French Grape variety Malbec has its New World home in the vineyards of Mendoza, producing red wines of great concentration and intensity. The province Lies on the western edge of Argentina, across the Andes Mountains from Chile.

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