Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2013 vintage. Nice fill. Excellent cork. No Durand needed. Decanted with some sed and tasted multiple times over the course of two hours. Origin story medium-heavy body now a light-medium body but with zero loss of color intensity. Primary flavors completely evacuated with secondary and tertiary flavors rushing in to fill the nature-abhorred vacuum. Initially, pretty bretty and likely too much for many...especially those not enamored with/used to such. Black olives, garrigue and cracked black pepper throughout mitigated the sweaty saddle and in serious leather (apologies to Frank Zappa) tendencies in the first hour. Overt, bretty notes dissipated after 45 minutes, This particular wine and vintage at the zenith/absolute top of its' particular bell curve and tastes like it can hover there another 5-6 years without drop-off or apology. 10.28.25. — 6 months ago

ChadnPolina Little

9.0

Big dog nose--- black currant and strawberry jam. — 11 years ago

CS

Sales Amy Atwood Imports

9.7

"Titties and beer." -frank zappa — 13 years ago

Robert Evans Jr

9.5

Sorry guys it’s been a while posting on here. Wine of the night, prior to this one it was the Biale Zappa — 5 years ago

with Glen

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

This is blend of 78% Cabernet and 22% Malbec.

On the nose, ruby, rich, ripe fruits of; blackberries, black raspberries, black plum, dark cherries, strawberries & cherries. Some notes of pyrazines, black licorice, dark cola, vanilla, cinnamon, nice dark spice with medium intensity, dry top soil, dry stones, bright red florals and violets.

On the palate, the body is medium full. The tannins are quite tame, round and sticky. Fruits are nice & ripe; blackberries, black raspberries, black plum, dark cherries, strawberries & cherries. Some notes of pyrazines, black licorice, dark cola, vanilla, cinnamon, nice dark spice with medium intensity, dry top soil, dry stones, bright red florals and violets. The acidity is round and rains over the palate. The finish is ripe, round, elegant, polished. Beautiful.

Photos of; Bodega Catena Zapata, the set up in progress for our tasting, a couple of wine lovers and the vista outside the front door of Catena Zappa. — 8 years ago

Kina Kreer

9.8

Zappa 2004 with Prime Rib hard to beat! — 12 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.7

Not even trying to introduce any of the three game changers, but that's what the trio Zappa-Chatwin-Sami Odi have been to me.; they have showed me a different way of looking at what they do
Thank you🙏🙏🙏
Barossa with complexity, elegance and drinkability. Not that obvious I'd say
Ps the bottles all look amazing — 7 years ago

David L

9.2

This needs at least two more years. At Zappa Restaurant- Yonkers, NY — 8 years ago

Gustavo D'Arthenay

9.4

Franc Zappa — 10 years ago

Keven Ring

9.6

More from Piedmonte trip. Yes Sauv Blanc from Novello?? So frickin good and visiting with Romy & Peter the highlight of the trip. Eating, drinking beautiful wines and listening to everything from Zappa to Pablo Casals Bach suites, doesn't get much better than that. Their Barbara and Nebbiolo (Torbido) are world class wines. — 13 years ago