Q Chardonnay
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed within 2 to 6 years from vintage release.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Roasted chicken, grilled sea bass, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ wine.spec_sheet
The 'Q' in Zuccardi Q stands for 'Quality', a designation originally used to mark the finest barrels of the harvest. Launched in the late 1990s, this range represents the family's pioneering steps toward identifying the best micro-terroirs of Mendoza. This Chardonnay is sourced from high-altitude vineyards in the Uco Valley, specifically Gualtallary and El Peral, where the combination of alluvial soils, intense mountain sunlight, and cool nights yields grapes with exceptional concentration and natural acidity. Fermented with native yeasts in concrete vessels and French oak barrels, the wine undergoes aging on its fine lees, resulting in a beautifully structured white that balances vibrant citrus and stone fruit flavors with a distinct mineral backbone and a creamy, elegant texture.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Founded in 1963 by Alberto Zuccardi in Mendoza, Argentina, Familia Zuccardi has risen to become one of the world's most visionary wine estates, currently led by third-generation winemaker Sebastián Zuccardi. Based in the high-altitude terroir of the Uco Valley, the family's state-of-the-art gravity-fed winery, Finca Piedra Infinita in Paraje Altamira, is constructed entirely from local alluvial stone and concrete. Their production philosophy centers on expressing the pure, mineral-driven identity of calcareous soils, utilizing concrete vessels and minimal oak aging to craft terroir-specific masterpieces. Renowned for world-class expressions like the single-vineyard Finca Piedra Infinita Malbec, the Aluvional series, and the elegant Emma Zuccardi Bonarda, the estate represents the pinnacle of modern Argentine viticulture. The historic estate is located at Calle Costa Canal Uco s/n, M5567 San Carlos, Mendoza, Argentina, and can be found online at https://www.zuccardivalledeuco.com.