Catena Zapata Birth of Cabernet 2022 place-of-changing-winds 5% and later re-fortified to

5% and later re-fortified to 18% later

The 2024 vintage captures Elston in its ultimate form

now the home of the distillery

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

It will reward aging

Catena Zapata Birth of Cabernet 2022 place-of-changing-winds 5% and later re-fortified toThe 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.