“This just pops out of the glass with perfumed and dark fruits as well as stone and fresh herb. Salt, too. Full body, layered and tight with a mineral and stone undertone. Flavorful finish. So enticing. Cabernet Franc and Malbec.”
— James Suckling, Mar 2018

“Of all the Single Vineyard wines, this one comes from the warmest zone, Agrelo. The grapes grow on all alluvial soils where the cabernet sauvignon has historically yielded very good results. But the cabernet franc does too. This vineyard (La Pirámide, owned by Catena), which was planted in 1986, also produces the 15% malbec that rounds out the blend. Here the strength of the red fruits is unusually red and vibrant—which is a bit off for a year as warm as 2014 was. You’ll need to cellar it for a couple years and then drink it with mushroom risotto.”
— Patricio Tapia, Jun 2018