Finca Las Cerrilladas
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2036
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted lamb chops with rosemary, rich mushroom ragout
✨ Technical Specifications
Finca Las Cerrilladas represents Familia Zuccardi's deep exploration into the extreme, high-altitude terroir of Gualtallary in the Tupungato region of the Uco Valley. Situated at an elevation of approximately 1,360 meters, this unique vineyard is defined by its rugged topography of small hills, or 'cerrilladas,' from which it takes its name. The soils here are highly complex, featuring alluvial gravels heavily coated with calcium carbonate, which imparts a distinct chalky, mineral texture to the wine. Under the direction of Sebastián Zuccardi, the winemaking philosophy for this single-vineyard bottling emphasizes minimal intervention. Fermented and aged in concrete vessels without the masking influence of heavy oak, the wine showcases the electric tension, vibrant wild-berry fruit, and intense floral aromatics typical of Gualtallary's cold nights and intense mountain sunlight. It stands as a testament to the family's quest to bottle the pure, untamed voice of Mendoza's most extreme mountain soils.
🍾 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.