Finca Canal Uco
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted lamb chops, rich venison stew
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from a historic parcel in Paraje Altamira within the Uco Valley, Zuccardi's Finca Canal Uco is a profound testament to the region's extreme high-altitude terroir. The vineyard, planted in 2007, takes its name from the historic irrigation canal that borders the property, a vital lifeline that has nourished the valley for generations. Unlike the nearby Piedra Infinita vineyard which is dominated by shallow, extremely stony soils, Canal Uco features slightly deeper soils with a higher concentration of clay and silt over a bed of calcium carbonate-coated alluvial stones. This unique geological profile imparts a distinctive character to the wine, yielding a Malbec of remarkable structure, intense dark fruit, and velvety, fine-grained tannins. Sebastián Zuccardi vinifies this single-vineyard masterpiece using concrete vessels and native yeasts, followed by aging in unlined concrete and large oak foudres, ensuring that the pure, mineral-driven voice of the Altamira soil remains entirely unmasked.
🍾 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%