{"product_id":"catena-nicasia-vineyard-malbec-2019","title":"Catena Nicasia Vineyard Malbec 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e97 Points - Decanter World Wine Awards. \u003c\/strong\u003eFrom a precious plot of ungrafted Malbec in Altamira, this is a more classical, elegant take on the grape. Nicasia Vineyard sits high in La Consulta, where shallow loam and gravelly riverbed soils bring freshness and definition to the fruit. Aged patiently in French oak and bottle before release, it is layered, poised and built to evolve beautifully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDark violet in the glass, with aromas of black and redcurrant, raspberry, violet and subtle French oak. The palate is richly textured yet balanced, bringing ripe blueberry, cassis, vanilla and warming spice, framed by silky but serious tannins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWine Press Ratings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e97 Points - Decanter World Wine Awards (2019 Vintage)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Few red wines can rival grand Argentinian Malbec for drama and grandeur, and this version from the Altamira zone of La Consulta (in the Uco Valley) stood out even amongst its dramatic, strikingly profiled peers. It is jet black, just shot with purple at the rim. Soaringly expressive Malbec rose and tea-leaf lifts from the glass with enviable purity, without a trace of distorting oak. In the mouth, it is deep and long: an arrow of fruit yet elegant, deftly textured with a snow of fine tannins, and devoid of alcoholic heat or intrusive, strenuous acidity. A sumptuous, haute-couture Malbec where the vineyard’s untrammeled fruit and inner radiance has been given voice.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Producer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCatena has become a byword for Argentine wine brilliance. Founded in 1902 and now run by Dr. Laura Catena, it has helped make Malbec Argentina’s signature grape. Pioneering from the start, Nicolás Catena’s belief in high-altitude viniculture has given birth to an entirely new style of Malbec wines, ones that are as refined as a Grand Cru Classé Bordeaux, but which retain that Latin flair that makes Argentinean Malbec so popular. Their estate is made up of six vineyards in the Luján de Cuyo, Tupungato, and San Carlos sub-regions of Mendoza, at altitudes ranging from 3,000 to an ear-popping 4,750 feet (920 to 1450 meters) above sea level. Quality is all that matters here, and from their entry-level wines such as the Catena Appellation La Consulta Malbec 2019 to the rare Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino, their obsession with excellence shines through.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Enotria \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62455516365187,"sku":"ENC19119","price":84.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/9843\/1058\/files\/CatenaNicasiaVineyardMalbec_72ae2a1f-51f0-4cea-83d6-85c6308aa298.png?v=1787673412","url":"https:\/\/www.perfectcellar.com\/products\/catena-nicasia-vineyard-malbec-2019","provider":"Perfect Cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}