Poligonos San Pablo Verdejo
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
fresh seafood ceviche, grilled goat cheese salad, roasted sea bass with herbs
✨ Technical Specifications
The Pol gonos series by Familia Zuccardi is an exploration of the diverse micro-terroirs of the Uco Valley, named after the geometric shapes of the vineyard parcels. The San Pablo IG, situated at an extreme altitude of approximately 1,400 meters above sea level, is one of the coldest viticultural zones in Mendoza, heavily influenced by its proximity to the Andes and the Las Tunas River. In this cool-climate sanctuary, the Spanish native Verdejo grape finds an unexpected but spectacular expression. Sebastián Zuccardi ferments and ages this wine entirely in concrete vessels, eschewing oak to preserve the grape's natural high acidity, intense mineral tension, and raw, stony character. This wine represents a pioneering chapter in Argentine viticulture, showcasing how old-world varieties can adapt and thrive in the extreme high-altitude soils of the Southern Hemisphere.
🍾 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
Verdejo
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5-13%