Finca Piedra Infinita Supercal
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb chops, grilled ribeye steak, earthy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Born from Sebastián Zuccardi's obsessive quest to map the extreme soil variations of Paraje Altamira, Finca Piedra Infinita Supercal is a terroir-driven masterpiece. The name 'Supercal' refers to a specific, tiny parcel within the Piedra Infinita vineyard characterized by extremely shallow soils where limestone-coated alluvial stones lie just 20 to 30 centimeters below the surface. To clear this vineyard, the Zuccardi family had to move thousands of tons of calcareous stones, a monumental task that inspired the vineyard's name ('Infinite Stone'). To preserve the absolute purity of this unique, chalky terroir, the wine is fermented with native yeasts and aged entirely in concrete vessels, completely bypassing oak. This minimalist winemaking highlights a tense, vertical, and deeply mineral expression of Malbec, defined by flinty notes, chalky tannins, and electric acidity.
🍾 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%