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.