Emma Zuccardi Bonarda
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
grilled lamb chops, roasted duck, mushroom empanadas
✨ Technical Specifications
Emma Zuccardi Bonarda is a heartfelt tribute to Sebastián Zuccardi’s grandmother, Emma, representing a landmark shift in how Argentina views the Bonarda grape. Historically utilized as a workhorse blending variety, Bonarda finds a noble, elegant expression under the Zuccardi family's care. Sourced from high-altitude vineyards in the Uco Valley, particularly from areas with cool climates and calcareous soils, this wine showcases a fresh, mineral-driven profile. Sebastián utilizes concrete vessels for fermentation and aging, avoiding heavy oak to preserve the grape's natural, vibrant acidity, floral aromas, and bright red fruit character. It stands as a testament to modern Argentine viticulture, proving that Bonarda can achieve world-class complexity and grace.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1963 by Alberto Zuccardi in Mendoza, Argentina, Familia Zuccardi has evolved into one of the country's most visionary and prestigious family-owned wine dynasties. Under the leadership of José Alberto Zuccardi and third-generation winemaker Sebastián Zuccardi, the estate has shifted its focus towards high-altitude viticulture in the Uco Valley, pioneering deep geological research and unadorned concrete-vessel fermentations to express genuine site specificity. Operating state-of-the-art facilities like the acclaimed Piedra Infinita winery in Paraje Altamira, Zuccardi produces benchmark, mineral-driven Malbecs such as Finca Piedra Infinita alongside benchmark expressions of Bonarda and Cabernet Sauvignon across red, white, sparkling, and fortified categories.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Bonarda
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13-13.5%