2014 Malbec Adrianna Vineyard Fortuna Terrae
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From a high elevation site (5,000 feet above sea-level) of limestone and clay soils, planted in 1992, the 2014 Malbec Fortuna Terrae Adrianna Vineyard was aged two years in French oak, followed by two years in bottle. It has a more powerful, primary style in its blueberry, blackberry, river rock, and violet aromas and flavors, yet opens up beautifully with time in the glass and, even at this young age, offers terrific complexity and nuances. Offering up full-bodied richness and depth, notable freshness and purity, and rock-solid underlying structure, it will benefit from 2-4 years of bottle age and keep for 15-20 years.
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The 2014 Adrianna Vineyard Fortuna Terrae is from slightly deeper soils of the Adrianna vineyard in Gualtallary at 1,340 meters in altitude, and it is the "less" expensive of the three Adrianna bottlings. All of these wines ferment in 225- and 500-liter oak barrels and are aged in French barrels for 24 months. This is the one with more exuberant and floral aromas, open and showy within the austere style of the vineyard and the year. This is also the more open of the three. The palate reveals a silky texture with very fine tannins and great freshness. 6,000 bottles produced. it was bottled in July 2016.
(from deeper soils than the River Stones bottling, and even higher in acidity; from 22-year-old vines that produced just 1.6 tons per acre of fruit): Bright ruby-red. Crushed blackberry, licorice, minerals and menthol on the nose, lifted by a violet topnote. Penetrating acidity and pungent minerality give the middle palate rapier-like cut. The youthful red berry flavors are compellingly deep and convey an exhilarating tart edge. The rising, palate-staining, floral finish showcases this site's fruit intensity and grip. A great wine in the making. These vines at an altitude of 4,725 feet are planted on calcaire soil similar to that used for the White Bones Chardonnay; the powerful acidity here is just over 5 grams per liter.
About the producer
Bodega Catena Zapata has been instrumental both in the development of fine wine production in Argentina and in realising the full potential of the Malbec grape.