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
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
Verdejo
🍷 ABV
12.5-13%