with honeyed impingement both aromatically and on the palate reinforcing the sense of relative opacity and rounded richness that the other Graachers in this year s collection displayed

elegant and refined medium weight flavors flash good minerality before concluding in a balanced

This is lovely and a wine that could be approached after only 4 to 5 years of cellaring yet reward 12 to 15

"We finished the harvest at the end of September

A subtle whiff of exotic fruit can be found on the lightly wooded aromas of mineral reduction

Catena Zapata, Adrianna Malbec other_regions_italy with honeyed impingement both aromaticallyFull ruby red. Musky dark fruits and bitter chocolate on the brooding nose, with a strong kirsch note emerging with aeration. Powerful and deep but youthfully closed, with terrific grip to the flavors of cassis, dark chocolate and minerals. Quite closed and young today, but with its fine grained tannins and slowly building persistence this single vineyard malbec appears to be built for a positive evolution in bottle. Stephen Tanzer