Finca Las Cuchillas San Pablo
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled sea bass, creamy mushroom risotto, roasted chicken with herbs
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the extreme, high-altitude frontier of San Pablo IG in the Uco Valley, Finca Las Cuchillas sits at an impressive 1,400 meters above sea level. Here, the cold mountain nights and intense Andean sunshine create a unique microclimate where grapes ripen slowly, retaining remarkable natural acidity. The name 'Las Cuchillas' (The Knives) pays homage to the sharp, cold winds that sweep down from the Andes and the knife-like ridges of the surrounding landscape. Sebastián Zuccardi crafts this exceptional white wine to reflect the pure, mineral-drenched identity of the estate's calcareous soils. Fermented and aged primarily in concrete vessels and large, neutral oak foudres, the wine avoids the heavy, buttery oak cliches of the past, instead delivering a chiseled, flinty, and intensely vibrant profile that redefines modern Argentine white wine.
🍾 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
Chardonnay
🍷 ABV
12.5-13%