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‘THE HEARTBREAK GRAPE’: DISCUSSING DOMAINE NICO’S SINGLE-VINEYARD PINOT NOIRS

‘THE HEARTBREAK GRAPE’: DISCUSSING DOMAINE NICO’S SINGLE-VINEYARD PINOT NOIRS

FromThe James Suckling Wine Podcast


‘THE HEARTBREAK GRAPE’: DISCUSSING DOMAINE NICO’S SINGLE-VINEYARD PINOT NOIRS

FromThe James Suckling Wine Podcast

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Mar 17, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Associate Editor Claire Nesbitt chats with Laura Catena, the managing director of Bodega Catena Zapata and founder of Domaine Zico, and winemaker Alejandro Vigil, about their journey with pinot noir in Argentina and how Domaine Zico came to be."Pinot noir was always the heartbreak grape," Laura says. "Pinot noir was always difficult. We had a few good vintages in the beginning, in the late '90s... Because of that, we planted in Adriana."And then, she said, "we had what I call the 'dark ages,'" marked by overproduction and rot. Following a few discouraging vintages, Laura said she and Alejandro then decided that "we're really going to do something important with pinot noir." It marked a turning point for Domaine Zico.
Released:
Mar 17, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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This is the podcast of James Suckling, international wine critic with 40 years of experience tasting, critiquing and loving wine! We focus on the great wines of the world including Italy, Bordeaux, Champagne, Australia, New Zealand, California, Chile, and Argentina, but are always open to and looking for surprises. We taste and review thousands of wines each year - 25,000 in 2019 alone! - and meet hundreds of the world's best winemakers along that journey. That's where this podcast comes in - a place to access my conversations with these titans of the wine world, and also my own tasting team as we travel the world to taste amazing wines. I hope you enjoy these podcasts - head to jamessuckling.com for even more reports, videos and articles about how to enjoy wine.