Apelacion Malbec
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 3–8 years from vintage release.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted lamb chops, beef empanadas
✨ wine.spec_sheet
The Apelación series from Familia Zuccardi is a masterclass in terroir-driven winemaking, designed to highlight the unique microclimates and soil compositions of specific districts within Mendoza's high-altitude Uco Valley. This Malbec, typically sourced from the stony, alluvial soils of Vista Flores at approximately 1,000 meters above sea level, reflects the region's intense solar radiation and cool mountain nights. Winemaker Sebastián Zuccardi champions a minimalist approach, fermenting and aging the wine in concrete vessels without epoxy lining, and using neutral oak sparingly. This preserves the grape's vibrant, chalky minerality and fresh floral notes, offering a pure, unadorned expression of the Uco Valley's unique mountain landscape.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Founded in 1963 by Alberto Zuccardi in Mendoza, Argentina, Familia Zuccardi has risen to become one of the world's most visionary wine estates, currently led by third-generation winemaker Sebastián Zuccardi. Based in the high-altitude terroir of the Uco Valley, the family's state-of-the-art gravity-fed winery, Finca Piedra Infinita in Paraje Altamira, is constructed entirely from local alluvial stone and concrete. Their production philosophy centers on expressing the pure, mineral-driven identity of calcareous soils, utilizing concrete vessels and minimal oak aging to craft terroir-specific masterpieces. Renowned for world-class expressions like the single-vineyard Finca Piedra Infinita Malbec, the Aluvional series, and the elegant Emma Zuccardi Bonarda, the estate represents the pinnacle of modern Argentine viticulture. The historic estate is located at Calle Costa Canal Uco s/n, M5567 San Carlos, Mendoza, Argentina, and can be found online at https://www.zuccardivalledeuco.com.