James Suckling 93
So much licorice, blackberry and sandalwood character on the nose and palate. Medium to full body. Medium, round and creamy tannins. From biodynamically grown grapes. Demeter certified. Drink or hold.-JS

Tim Atkin 90
Ernesto Catena is the most vocal of Argentinas natural wine producers, who is also a long-term champion of biodynamics. Made with no added sulphur dioxide, this is a pure Vista Flores Malbec thats fresh, spicy and floral, with nuanced oak and a fresh, balanced, harmonious finish. 2021-24-TA

Step into a universe of gourmet pleasure. A wine with the best of the soil and the skies. Everything about it is wonder. Its color shows its soul. Notes of jam and raisins, faithful wood, and harmoniously comprehensive. Its heart is rounded, as everything in this wine.-Winemaker Notes

Founded by Ernesto Catena, a fourth-generation winemaker of Italian descent, Siesta was inspired by ancient Incan traditions. The Inca would often bury offerings to the land so that it would remain healthy and fertile. Following this ancient tradition, every year Ernesto Catenas team buries a few bottles of their best wines in the Vistaflores vineyard, hoping that while sleeping their endless Siesta, these bottles will protect the vines, people, and harvest. Only biodynamically-certified grapes from the best lots of the Vistaflores vineyard that have been fermented in small tanks are used. The wine is later aged in French and American oak barrels for 14 months and then ages in bottle for another year. Intense, complex, and elegant, Siesta wines aim to express the varietal personality, which is enhanced by the unique characteristics of the Vistaflores terroir.-Winery Notes