Catena Chardonnay - 2020 - Catena Zapata
Gradazione alcoolica: 13.50 %
a. 2019 Patricio Tapia - Descorchados:
90 of 100 Points.
"Patricio Tapia - Descorchados" ha valutato il vino "Catena Zapata 'Catena' Chardonnay" dalla vendemmia 2019 il 01.01.2021 con 90 di 100 punti.
"This entry-level wine from the Catena winery is from a combination of vineyards, primarily from Villa Bastías and El Cepillo in Uco and also Agrelo, in Luján de Cuyo. Aged in barrels for 10 months, this has a creamy and voluptuous side that marks its character. The flavors are ripe and fill the mouth with sweet, fruity notes. One for smoked trout."
a. 2018 Patricio Tapia - Descorchados:
88 of 100 Points.
"Patricio Tapia - Descorchados" ha valutato il vino "Catena Zapata 'Catena' Chardonnay" dalla vendemmia 2018 il 01.01.2020 con 88 di 100 punti.
"From different vineyards in the Uco Valley, this is a simple and friendly chardonnay focused on white fruit flavors and the smoothness of the texture that leaves room for fine acidity. To drink with grilled fish."
a. 2017 Patricio Tapia - Descorchados:
90 of 100 Points.
"Patricio Tapia - Descorchados" ha valutato il vino "Catena Zapata 'Catena' Chardonnay" dalla vendemmia 2017 il 01.01.2019 con 90 di 100 punti.
"Catena Chardonnay is a blend of different vineyards in Mendoza, one in Agrelo, and the rest in the Uco Valley. It was aged for 10 months in barrels, most of them used, and 40% of the wine was not allowed to undergo malolactic fermentation in order to preserve the freshness of the grapes. The result is a very light-bodied wine with delicious white fruit flavors and notes of honey and spices."
a. 2017 Wine Enthusiast:
88 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" ha valutato il vino "Catena Zapata 'Catena' Chardonnay" dalla vendemmia 2017 il 01.12.2018 con 88 di 100 punti.
"A woody, resiny nose is appealing but low on fruit. In the mouth, this Chardonnay is plump and full, with moderate acidity. Spiced pear and apple flavors run heavy on the oak, while this turns slightly flat on the finish. Michael Schachner"
a. 2017 Falstaff:
91 of 100 Points.
"Falstaff" ha valutato il vino "Catena Zapata 'Catena' Chardonnay" dalla vendemmia 2017 il 01.10.2018 con 91 di 100 punti.
"Helles Gelbgrün, Silberreflexe. Mit zarten Wiesenkräutern unterlegte feine gelbe Tropenfruchtanklänge, etwas Pfirsich, Zitruszesten klingen an. Saftig, feine Nuancen von gelber Birne, angenehmes Säurespiel, harmonisch und gut anhaftend, bietet leichtfüßigen Trinkgenuss."
a. 2015 Falstaff:
91 of 100 Points.
"Falstaff" ha valutato il vino "Catena Zapata 'Catena' Chardonnay" dalla vendemmia 2015 il 01.02.2017 con 91 di 100 punti.
"Leuchtendes mittleres Goldgelb. Feine Röstaromen, nussige Anklänge, reife gelbe Steinobstanklänge, ein Hauch von Blütenhonig. Wirkt am Gaumen etwas wuchtig, reifer Pfirsichtouch, integrierte Holzwürze, mineralisch, gute Frische, Noten von Aprikosen im Abgang, dezente Süße im Nachhall, wird von etwas Flaschenreife profitieren."
a. 2014 Wine Enthusiast:
88 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" ha valutato il vino "Catena Zapata 'Catena' Chardonnay" dalla vendemmia 2014 il 01.01.2015 con 88 di 100 punti.
"Spiced apple, raw oak and related cinnamon and woodspice aromas introduce a flush, chunky palate that's showing modest acidity. Flavors of savory oak, tropical fruits and baked apple finish creamy in feel, with flavors of papaya and vanilla."
a. 2013 Falstaff:
87 of 100 Points.
"Falstaff" ha valutato il vino "Catena Zapata 'Catena' Chardonnay" dalla vendemmia 2013 il 01.09.2014 con 87 di 100 punti.
"Rauchiger, kräutriger Chardonnay-Duft mit wohldosierter Holztoastung. Geröstete Haselnüsse, etwas Kaffee. Voll weicher, cremiger Fruchtfülle nach reifem gelben Apfel und etwas Exotik. Würzige Süße. Hat Schmelz und Länge."
a. 2013 Wine Enthusiast:
84 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" ha valutato il vino "Catena Zapata 'Catena' Chardonnay" dalla vendemmia 2013 il 01.01.2014 con 84 di 100 punti.
"Popcorn, paint thinner and other oak-driven aromas control the nose on this resiny, woody wine. Like the nose, the flavor profile is barrel dominated. It finishes with resin, sawdust and bitter flavors."
a. 2010 Falstaff:
89 of 100 Points.
"Falstaff" ha valutato il vino "Catena Zapata 'Catena' Chardonnay" dalla vendemmia 2010 il 01.10.2012 con 89 di 100 punti.
"Mittleres Grüngelb. Zart buttrig unterlegte gelbe Tropenfruchtanklänge, ein Hauch von Grapefruitzesten, floraler Touch. Saftig, extraktsüße Nuancen von reifem Pfirsich und Aprikosen, elegant und gut anhaltend, feiner Karamelltouch im Abgang, zarte Birnenfrucht im Rückgeschmack."
a. 2011 Wine Enthusiast:
86 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" ha valutato il vino "Catena Zapata 'Catena' Chardonnay" dalla vendemmia 2011 il 01.01.2012 con 86 di 100 punti.
"The waxy, dusty aromas of apple are calm and regular. It feels a bit flat, with oaky flavors of apple, melon, vanilla and resin. The finish feels resiny too, but overall it's good in a regular, popular style."
a. 2010 Wine Enthusiast:
88 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" ha valutato il vino "Catena Zapata 'Catena' Chardonnay" dalla vendemmia 2010 il 01.01.2011 con 88 di 100 punti.
"Toasty right from the start, with a good application of barrel aromas mixed with apple and butterscotch. The palate is both creamy and vital due to core acidity, while the flavors run tropical, sweet, citrusy and resiny. Keeps its zing on the finish, which tastes sweet and ripe."
a. 2009 Wine Enthusiast:
87 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" ha valutato il vino "Catena Zapata 'Catena' Chardonnay" dalla vendemmia 2009 il 01.01.2011 con 87 di 100 punti.
"A touch creamy and showing fresh corn and haystack on the nose, but in the mouth it's plump, good and mild, with fleshy white fruit flavors sitting in front of a smooth, lightly pithy finish. Yes, it's another warm-climate tropical Chardonnay. But it's a good one that's easy to drink."
a. 2007 Wine Enthusiast:
86 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" ha valutato il vino "Catena Zapata 'Catena' Chardonnay" dalla vendemmia 2007 il 01.01.2009 con 86 di 100 punti.
"A fuller-bodied wine with round, cidery aromas and a whack of wood resin. The palate is spherical and honeyed, with apple, pineapple and nectarine flavors. For Argentinean Chardonnay it's well made and respectable, but at $20 it's not going to turn many heads."
a. 2006 Tom Cannavan:
89 of 100 Points.
"Tom Cannavan" ha valutato il vino "Catena Zapata 'Catena' Chardonnay" dalla vendemmia 2006 il 01.01.2008 con 89 di 100 punti.
"(2008) Lovely toasty, gently honeyed oak and ripe fruit nose, with some tropicality and some nectarine. On the palate this has real tropicality, with pineapple and mango sweetness to the fruit, but lovely racy acidity that hints at minerality and white fruit, but not losing that honeyed limpidity."
a. 2004 Wine Enthusiast:
86 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" ha valutato il vino "Catena Zapata 'Catena' Chardonnay" dalla vendemmia 2004 il 01.01.2006 con 86 di 100 punti.
"Peach, melon and apple carry the clean but ordinary bouquet, and behind that comes a round palate full of ripe banana, pear, caramel and vanilla. Fully oaked but not overdone, with toast on the finish. Good Argentine Chardonnay. Imported by Billington Imports."
a. 2004 Tom Cannavan:
89 of 100 Points.
"Tom Cannavan" ha valutato il vino "Catena Zapata 'Catena' Chardonnay" dalla vendemmia 2004 il 01.01.2006 con 89 di 100 punti.
"(2006) Catena is one of the best estates in South America, and fruit for this barrel-fermented wine is sourced from three estate vineyards in Agrelo and Tupungato, all at altitudes of 1000 metres or over. It has a very elegant, Burgundian nose, with gently honeyed and toasty aromas, but mostly a limpid quality of nutty apple and lemon pith. On the palate there is a mouth-filling rush of sweet, ripe fruit, with plenty of weight and creamy texture, but an incisive backbone of minerality that is really quite mineral. This is cool and sophisticated, yet has fruit to spare and is easy to drink. Lovely stuff and excellent - so too is the 2005, also tasted."
a. 2003 Wine Enthusiast:
90 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" ha valutato il vino "Catena Zapata 'Catena' Chardonnay" dalla vendemmia 2003 il 01.01.2005 con 90 di 100 punti.
"Very good and fresh; one of the better examples of a balanced Argentine Chardonnay that you'll encounter. Aromas of pear, vanilla and oak are solid and well blended, while the peach and pear flavors are exact. Some citrus, mineral and baking spice on the finish create a fine ending."
a. 2002 Wine Enthusiast:
89 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" ha valutato il vino "Catena Zapata 'Catena' Chardonnay" dalla vendemmia 2002 il 01.01.2004 con 89 di 100 punti.
"This barrel fermented, full-bodied wine delivers lots of depth, clean apple and pear fruit, and big, yummy toast and spice notes. It's a round, well-balanced Chardonnay that screams of the terroir of Mendoza--which means there's size, acidity and power."
a. 2002 Tom Cannavan:
90 of 100 Points.
"Tom Cannavan" ha valutato il vino "Catena Zapata 'Catena' Chardonnay" dalla vendemmia 2002 il 01.01.2004 con 90 di 100 punti.
"(2004) 100% Chardonnay, 100% barrel-fermented, this premium Chardonnay comes from Catena's vineyards in the Agrelo and Tupungato regions, and spends nine months in French oak, a third of it new. The nose is suffused with a honeyed, toasty warmth, with elegant suggestions of cashew nuts and beautifully rounded fruit. The palate is generous with a terrifically sweet core of unctuous nectarine fruit and just hints of a tropical, pineapple ripeness. Very good balance, with a grapefruity acidity cutting through the richness of the fruit. Very, very classy and Burgundian Chardonnay."
a. 2001 Wine Enthusiast:
87 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" ha valutato il vino "Catena Zapata 'Catena' Chardonnay" dalla vendemmia 2001 il 01.01.2003 con 87 di 100 punti.
"Here's a wine with body and power. The nose is chunky and meaty, with lots of oak and banana. The palate is big, with full flavors of vanilla, custard, lemon and more banana. Toasted marshmallow and coconut, both indicators of anaggressive, powerful barrel regimen, are front and center on the finish. --M.S."
a. 2000 Wine Enthusiast:
85 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" ha valutato il vino "Catena Zapata 'Catena' Chardonnay" dalla vendemmia 2000 il 01.01.2002 con 85 di 100 punti.
"Custard, melon, citrus and toasted-wood aromas. Pineapple and lemon flavors are offset by a lacquer-like note on the tail end and a heavy mouthfeel. So in that sense, it struggles for balance."
a. 2021 Tim Atkin:
91 of 100 Points.
"Tim Atkin" ha valutato il vino "Catena Zapata 'Catena' Chardonnay" dalla vendemmia 2021 il 01.06.2022 con 91 di 100 punti.
