Nose
The nose is packed with ripe red cherry and plum, blackcurrant and spicy notes of clove and thyme.
Palate
Angélica Zapata Cabernet Sauvignon is an elegant and complex wine. On the palate, it is a complex, intense, well-structured wine, with soft, round, long-lingering tannins. Finishes with delicate toast and vanilla flavors.
Growing Conditions
La Pirámide Vineyard, Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo.
Elevation (meters): 950 mts.
Nicasia Vineyard, Altamira, San Carlos, Valle de
Uco.
Elevation (meters): 1095 mts.
Domingo Vineyard, Villa Bastías, Tupungato, Valle
de Uco.
Elevation (meters): 1120mts.
Harvest
The 2014 was the coolest harvest year since 2001. It was a year with pronounced regional contrasts. Abundant snowmelt (the Andes could be seen covered in snow throughout the whole harvest season) would have made this a very large harvest, except that everything slowed down with the cool weather in February, March and April, and the severe September frost. The harvest happened about one to two weeks later than usual and the yields were average overall. The wines stand out for their high natural acidity, freshness and concentration.
Winemaking
6 days cold pre-fermentation maceration. 18 days
fermentation Maximum temperature 28°-30°C.
28-30 days maceration.
Aging
Aged in French oak for 18
months.
Appearance
Deep red ruby colour