Catena Zapata Birth of Cabernet 2022 place-of-changing-winds The result is striking in

The result is striking in its balance and complexity

Juicy and zingy

It will reward aging

now the home of the distillery

The aspect is similar to that of Ausone - on the south facing limestone Cote of St Emilion

Catena Zapata Birth of Cabernet 2022 place-of-changing-winds The result is striking inThe Story Once upon a time, a bee (or two) went from the flowers of a Cabernet Franc vine to the flowers of a Sauvignon Blanc vine, and a seedling child began to ripen inside the mother grapes. Then came war, and the vineyard was abandoned. Years later, the vintner returned to his land, and found a new vine. He tasted the grapes and fell in love. It was Cabernet Sauvignon. The allegory of the vines as animals gives a whimsical rendering of the story.