Zuccardi Finca Piedra Infinita Malbec 2018

Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Zuccardi
Label Name:
 
Finca Piedra Infinita Malbec
Vintage:
 
2018
Country:
 
Argentina
Region:
 
Paraje Altamira, Uco Valley, Mendoza
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
14%
Grape(s):
 
100% Malbec
Acidity:
 
4
Tannins:
 
3
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
5
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
Notable scores for the 2018 release include Wine Advocate (Luis Gutiérrez) 99, James Suckling 99, Joaquín Hidalgo (Vinous) ~97. related parcel bottlings (Gravascal) from 2018 earned Parker 100 in some reports

Tasting Note
Concentrated Malbec: crushed black and blue fruit, violets, burnt orange, graphite and iodine. Chalky, saline minerality with bright acidity, ultra-fine tannins and a long sapid finish.

Food Pairing
Grilled/roasted lamb, braised short ribs, charred steak, aged hard cheeses; Korean BBQ (bulgogi), char siu pork, miso-glazed eggplant, shiitake hot pot.

Production Method
Hand-harvested from a single Altamira parcel; fermented in concrete with indigenous yeasts and matured primarily in concrete (small portion in used 500L French oak). Low-intervention, gravity-flow vinification.

Vineyard Info
Single-parcel estate block in Finca Piedra Infinita (c.0.5–0.73 ha) at ~1,100 m; very stony, calcareous soils. Produced by the family-owned Zuccardi Valle de Uco estate, focused on terroir-driven Mendoza wines.