Aluvional
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted lamb chops, rich mushroom ragout
✨ Technical Specifications
The Aluvional series by Familia Zuccardi is a liquid map of the Uco Valley's complex alluvial terroirs. Conceived by Sebastián Zuccardi, this range of wines is born from the realization that the Andes Mountains are not just a backdrop, but the very creator of the soils. Over millennia, glacial meltwater and mountain torrents washed down stones, gravel, and calcium carbonate, depositing them in fan-shaped alluvial beds. Each bottling in the Aluvional selection highlights a specific village or paraje—such as Gualtallary, Paraje Altamira, or San Pablo—to showcase how these stony, calcareous soils imprint a distinct mineral tension, chalky texture, and vibrant acidity onto the Malbec grape. To keep the focus entirely on the terroir, the wine is fermented in concrete vessels using native yeasts and aged in uncharred foudres and concrete, eschewing the heavy makeup of new oak. It is a profound tribute to the rugged beauty and geological history of high-altitude Mendoza.
🍾 About the Producer
Familia Zuccardi was founded in 1963 by engineer Alberto 'Tito' Zuccardi, who planted experimental vines in Mendoza to demonstrate an innovative irrigation system. Under the stewardship of his son José Alberto and grandson Sebastián Zuccardi, the estate transformed into a vanguard of modern Argentine viticulture, shifting the focus decisively toward the high-altitude, cool-climate micro-terroirs of the Uco Valley. At elevations ranging from 1,000 to over 1,400 meters—most notably in Paraje Altamira, San Pablo, and Gualtallary—the estate farms on alluvial soils richly encrusted with calcium carbonate and marine limestone deposits. Farming avoids synthetic agrochemicals and embraces organic practices. Vinification prioritizes transparency and place, favoring spontaneous native-yeast fermentations in unlined concrete amphorae and minimal oak intervention. Renowned for parcel-specific Malbecs like Finca Piedra Infinita alongside taut, mineral white expressions such as Botanico Chardonnay and Polígonos Semillón, Zuccardi crafts wines marked by chiseled acidity, chalky tannins, and pristine Andean tension.
🍇 Grapes
Malbec
🍷 ABV
14-14.5%