Familia Zuccardi, Malbec, Finca Supercal, Altamira, San Carlos, Valle De Uco, Mendoza, 2020 (750ml)

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Familia Zuccardi, Malbec, Finca Supercal, Altamira, San Carlos, Valle de Uco, Mendoza, 2020 (750ml)

CI$281.00

100 % Malbec altitude: 1100 m | 3609 ft Manually selected grapes, filling of tanks by gravity. Fermentation with native yeasts in concrete vessels without epoxy. Aging in concrete vessels.

Country: Argentina
Wine Type: Red

Additional Info

Rating:

98 Points Wine Advocate

Highlight:

The grapes for the 2020 Finca Piedra Infinita Supercal were the first to be picked from the Piedra Infinita vineyard in the warm 2020 vintage, and the wine is built more around the fruit. It is juicy and pure and has similar levels of alcohol and acidity/freshness as the 2019, but of the two vintages, which I tasted side by side, this feels gentler and rounder. It has complexity despite its young age and has notes of orange peel, iron and blood, with the fine limestone sensation. The vintages are always very marked in this wine because the soil is very extreme and shallow and the vines can suffer in dry and warm conditions. 1,450 bottles were filled in June 2021. - Luis Gutiérrez

Description

Familia Zuccardi Malbec Supercal 2020 is a single-vineyard wine from a small 0.93 hectare plot on the west side of Finca Piedra Infinita in Paraje Altamira, Uco Valley, Mendoza. This plot represents the most extreme facet of the Altamira terroir, with abundant stones on the surface and an extraordinarily rich layer of calcareous material, giving the wine exceptional minerality and character. In the search for the purest expression of this unique “lieu dit”, the wine is fermented with native yeasts and aged in concrete vats and large oak foudres with minimal intervention. The 2020 vintage displays intense aromas of ripe blackberry, plum, violet and fresh herbs with a striking stony minerality. On the palate it offers vibrant acidity, fine-grained tannins, excellent structure and remarkable purity. A refined and highly expressive Malbec that beautifully showcases the unique identity and extreme character of this special plot in Altamira.