Bodega Catena Zapata
San Carlos Mendoza Cabernet Franc
Mendoza, Cuyo, Argentina
I like many other Catena wines. This Cab Franc doesn’t do it for me; too soft, too plush, too dark, too...lacking in that funky verve, you know? You know.
I like many other Catena wines. This Cab Franc doesn’t do it for me; too soft, too plush, too dark, too...lacking in that funky verve, you know? You know.
Apr 15th, 2020
Love this cab franc! None of the green wood taste that seems to be prevalent in many European ones.
Love this cab franc! None of the green wood taste that seems to be prevalent in many European ones.
2 people found it helpfulMay 7th, 2019
Lovely crushed berries make up the nose, like a jam making factory at first pressing.
Fruit leather black raspberry, Ouzo like anise, grit from the cherry pit, blanched plum.
Ending in tonsil smacking cedar stave,
Love the push for Cab franc in the fertile glacier hewn soils of South America.
Lovely crushed berries make up the nose, like a jam making factory at first pressing.
Fruit leather black raspberry, Ouzo like anise, grit from the cherry pit, blanched plum.
Ending in tonsil smacking cedar stave,
Love the push for Cab franc in the fertile glacier hewn soils of South America.
This is a really earthy cab franc, with a great beginning and finish but the middle is missing.
This is a really earthy cab franc, with a great beginning and finish but the middle is missing.
2 people found it helpfulMay 14th, 2018
Don't know if anyone cares, but to me this is an understated Cabernet franc. I have had some that bring the power of pepper and tobacco. This one is subtle and tame. If you don't like to be overpowered with awesomeness, this may be a Franc for you. For me it's good, just not what I wanted in my franc. I'll drink it if someone else buys but I won't spend another $17 on a bottle.
Don't know if anyone cares, but to me this is an understated Cabernet franc. I have had some that bring the power of pepper and tobacco. This one is subtle and tame. If you don't like to be overpowered with awesomeness, this may be a Franc for you. For me it's good, just not what I wanted in my franc. I'll drink it if someone else buys but I won't spend another $17 on a bottle.
2 people found it helpfulApr 15th, 2014
Light, fruity and fun. Easy drinking, great with a meal.
Light, fruity and fun. Easy drinking, great with a meal.
1 person found it helpfulApr 1st, 2018Easy drinking cab franc at a low price.
Easy drinking cab franc at a low price.
1 person found it helpfulNov 19th, 2017
Headland Hotel,Cornwall. Beautiful balance between heavy flavor and tanin--the taste of intense saltanas without the awkward aftertaste. Slight charred taste at the end (which apparently is my thing). Beautiful wine.
Headland Hotel,Cornwall. Beautiful balance between heavy flavor and tanin--the taste of intense saltanas without the awkward aftertaste. Slight charred taste at the end (which apparently is my thing). Beautiful wine.
1 person found it helpfulApr 16th, 2017
Crystal clear and stands on its own
Crystal clear and stands on its own
1 person found it helpfulMar 23rd, 2017