Bodega Catena Zapata

Catena Mendoza Malbec

8.8797 ratings
8.719 pro ratings
Mendoza, Cuyo, Argentina
Malbec
Tomato-Based, Beef, Potato, Venison, White Rice, Pork, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Salami & Prosciutto, Mushrooms, Pasta, Hard Cheese, Lamb, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Peter van den Besselaar

Vintage 2020

Vintage 2020

Feb 8th, 2024
Sipping Fine Wine

Deep Ruby color with aromas of dark fruit and floral pepper spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry and ripe cherry fruit with cedar, vanilla, floral and pepper spice. Firm full tannins, medium length ending with fruit cacao, oak and spice. Great value! Over 200,000 cases produced!

Deep Ruby color with aromas of dark fruit and floral pepper spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry and ripe cherry fruit with cedar, vanilla, floral and pepper spice. Firm full tannins, medium length ending with fruit cacao, oak and spice. Great value! Over 200,000 cases produced!

Oct 13th, 2023
Brian S

Nose plum, black currant, fig and violet.
Palate cherry, blue very, ripe strawberry jam, tobacco, leather and black olive.

Nose plum, black currant, fig and violet.
Palate cherry, blue very, ripe strawberry jam, tobacco, leather and black olive.

Sep 26th, 2017
Eckhard Garbers

Classic BBQ wine, this entry level Malbec from Catena (£13) has cherry and black currant notes with a slight savoury edge. While quite a bold wine, the alcohol is well integrated and perfect to drink now.

Classic BBQ wine, this entry level Malbec from Catena (£13) has cherry and black currant notes with a slight savoury edge. While quite a bold wine, the alcohol is well integrated and perfect to drink now.

7 people found it helpfulAug 8th, 2015
Jeff Sidwell

Owner Bon! Gourmet

8.4

Short finish ok

Short finish ok

3 people found it helpfulApr 21st, 2015
James Frinzi

Extremely smooth finish with a subtle spice. It has a lot of flavor but not too bold. I would be happy to buy a bottle of this at a restaurant for $32 - $40. The retail was about $16 which was a pretty good deal.

Extremely smooth finish with a subtle spice. It has a lot of flavor but not too bold. I would be happy to buy a bottle of this at a restaurant for $32 - $40. The retail was about $16 which was a pretty good deal.

2 people found it helpfulFeb 24th, 2015
Katy Donkin

Nice pinot noir for a slightly cheaper bottle - would be nice with red meat or pasta

Nice pinot noir for a slightly cheaper bottle - would be nice with red meat or pasta

1 person found it helpfulMar 31st, 2018
Brian Gault

Medium body, easy drinking

Medium body, easy drinking

1 person found it helpfulFeb 21st, 2018
Rick Billups

Little dry but great flavor and easy drinking

Little dry but great flavor and easy drinking

1 person found it helpfulJan 8th, 2018
Caleb Warren

On 12/24/17 with Christmas Eve dinner with Tonya, grandma Chris and Bernie and aggie. A medium bodies fruit forward crisp balanced wine, easy to drink.

On 12/24/17 with Christmas Eve dinner with Tonya, grandma Chris and Bernie and aggie. A medium bodies fruit forward crisp balanced wine, easy to drink.

1 person found it helpfulDec 24th, 2017