On this oportunity Miguel P & Gutavo C brought in the bottles
Catena Zapata ´Estiba Reservada´ (sold itn´l as Nicolás Catena Zapata, 120 USD) 2004
Superb wine from a to z. Complete and round palate with attractive soft finish. Fruity and deep with a touch of smoke and tabacco.The aftertaste is long and very pleasant.The evolution is perfect with no oxidation neither excessive terciary notes. I´d say a 95 points for my palate. The vinery´s technical sheet says it´s a blend of three Cab Sau from Uco Valley and Agrelo (Lujan de Cuyo) Mendoza.
Riglos ,Gran Malbec 2007, a great wine from Uco Valley too. 30 USD Less impressive than CZ Estiba Reservada but more balance and smoothness to feel it slowly in a long sip. The other one calls you up to get sip after sip in a chain of sips. I tried the 2005 recently and it was better with more notes of good evolution. This time I´d say 92 points just because is too young, probably 94 if more aged in bottle.
Flecha de Los Andes, Gran Malbec 2007. USD 25 USD, again a Uco Valley Malbec. Much more concentrated and dark with black berries and plum, little smoke and vanilla with a broad middle palate.Tipical `Clos de los Siete´ Rolland & friends wine. This one has an extraordinary price for the value. I´d say 90 points just because I don´t appreciate much concentrated wines.
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