Q Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted rosemary lamb chops, portobello mushroom burgers
✨ Technical Specifications
The 'Q' on the label of this exceptional Cabernet Sauvignon stands for 'Quality,' a designation that traces its origins back to the late 1990s when Familia Zuccardi began marking their finest vineyard parcels with a 'Q' to signify special care and older vine selection. This wine represents a milestone as the first premium line to bear the family name. Sourced from high-altitude vineyards in the Uco Valley—specifically Gualtallary and El Cepillo—the grapes thrive in sandy-loam soils rich in calcium carbonate. The extreme diurnal temperature variation of these high-elevation sites preserves natural acidity while allowing the Cabernet Sauvignon grapes to develop deep concentration and refined tannins. Fermented in concrete vessels and aged in a combination of concrete and French oak barrels, the wine showcases a beautiful tension between ripe dark fruit, black pepper, and a distinct mineral backbone characteristic of the Uco Valley's alluvial 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.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13.5-14.5%