Winery Catena ZapataEstiba Reservada
Red wine
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
On the nose the Estiba Reservada of Winery Catena Zapata in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, tobacco or vanilla.
Food and wine pairings with Estiba Reservada
Pairings that work perfectly with Estiba Reservada
Original food and wine pairings with Estiba Reservada
The Estiba Reservada of Winery Catena Zapata matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of fillet of beef with morels, spaghetti with shrimp and cream or semolina-merguez salad.
Details and technical informations about Winery Catena Zapata's Estiba Reservada.
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
The best vintages of Estiba Reservada from Winery Catena Zapata are 1991, 1990, 1994, 2015 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Catena Zapata
The Winery Catena Zapata is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 31 wines for sale in the of Agrelo to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Broker
In the past, he was a sort of fraud control agent who had to watch over the quality of merchant wines (he could carry a sword!). His function has evolved towards expertise (it was the brokers who established the famous 1855 classification in Bordeaux) and today he puts the producer in contact with the merchant.
