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Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Mundus Bacillus Terrae Malbec 2021
Standard - 75cl
ETA: 4-5 months
- Vintage2021
- ColourRed
- ProducerCatena Zapata
- CountryArgentina
- RegionMendoza
- Sub RegionUco Valley
- Bottle SizeStandard - 75cl
- ABV13.5
- LWIN14017072021
Wine Critic Reviews
Violets and herb-strewn rose petals curl out of the glass, along with cola, mint, flint, slate, hawthorn, blueberry and black cherry fruit. One of the things that I love about this wine is how it rewrites the perception of Argentinian Malbec that is is known for its velvety sweet and smooth flavours, whereas this puts the texture and the grip back to its heart, along with a vivid brightness of fruit. There is chocolate here, but it is cocoa bean, focused and gripping and full of joy. Alejandro Vigil winemaker. Tasted twice.
- Reviewer Name: Jane Anson
The 2021 Adrianna Vineyard Mundus Bacillus Terrae comes from 1.4 hectares within the Adrianna vineyard in Gualtallary, planted in 1992 at 1,390 meters above sea level. It's from a cooler year in Mendoza with some frost that delivered low yields and wines of good concentration and ripeness. It has 13.9% alcohol and notable acidity (7.3 grams of tartaric acid per liter of wine). Seventy-five percent of the volume started fermenting in concrete with 50% full clusters and the rest without stems or skins, only juice, in oak foudres and aged in oak barrels for 15 to 18 months. This is very straight, elegant and balanced, following the path toward elegance that started in 2019. The wine closed down in the glass and slowly unfurled layers of complexity. It's textured, with very fine-grained tannins and great balance, a very subtle note of spices and a very elegant mouthfeel. This wine has been getting better and better in the last few years, getting closer to the more austere profile of the River bottling from Adrianna vineyard (which is still a little more austere than this in the great 2021 vintage). 5,400 bottles produced. It was bottled in November 2022.
- Reviewer Name: Luis Gutierrez
A complex yet super discreet nose with hints of wet stone, wet earth, peppercorn and graphite to the red and blue fruits. An elegant expression but this has an intense mid-palate with tight but silky tannins. Long, complex and soft-spoken. Nothing conspicuous here. Impeccable interplay between concentration and purity. Will age really well. Drinkable now but better from 2025.
- Reviewer Name: James Suckling
Le Malbec Adrianna Vineyard Mundus Basilus 2021 provient d'une petite parcelle de Gualtallary, caractérisée par des sols peu profonds enrichis par une faune souterraine, qui donne son nom au vin. Il présente une teinte violet foncé. Le nez dévoile des notes séduisantes de lavande, de huacatay et de violette, complétées par des notes de curry, de thé noir et d'écorce d'orange. Avec un profil sec et des tanins souples, la texture crayeuse et le flux juteux conduisent à une bouche convaincante, structurée et tendue. Ce vin rouge persistant offre une finale prolongée de type herbacé, présentant une rare combinaison de richesse savoureuse et de subtilité nuancée.
- Reviewer Name: Antonio Galloni