Catena is a benchmark producer of Argentina’s greatest grape — Malbec. The 2008 vintages shows violets, cassis, nutmeg, dark fruits and spice on the nose. It’s savoury on the palate with a rich broth of dark fruits, tobacco, leather, pepper and soft tannins. Delicious stuff.
Something other than Malbec from Argentina. This Cabernet Sauvignon is deep ruby in colour with a nose of cedar and blackcurrants. On the palate it has well-extracted sweet blackberry and blackcurrant flavours tinged with oak. The mouthfeel is soft and full with a tannic lift on the finish to give it structure. Good value.
Fresh raspberry and strawberry scents with pleasantly rounded berry flavours, gentle tannins and a clean fresh finish. Exceptional value and a more than affordable party wine.
Decent varietal style with softly ripe raspberry and strawberry scents and more cherry-like character on the palate. Easy drinking and easy to like.
Red fruit, spice and a whiff of vanilla, with cherry and plum flavours surfacing on the palate. Moderate tannins and a splash of dark chocolate round out this well balanced, honest value wine.
Exceptional value, showing typical red currant and red berry fruit with a judicious pinch of fine spice, firm dry tannins that are showing some softening, and well integrated fruit, spice and oak on the finish.
The dense ruby-purple colour stains the glass — always a good sign if you like full-bodied, mouth-filling reds. The nose is a mix of raspberries, currants, spice and mint. It's juicy and fresh on the palate with an underpinning of vanilla oak. A wine for steak if ever there was one.