Serie A Bonarda
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled pork chops, classic beef empanadas, pasta with rich tomato-based sauces
✨ Technical Specifications
Familia Zuccardi's 'Serie A'—short for Serie Argentina—is a range designed to showcase the country's diverse microclimates and soil types through its most expressive grape varieties. Bonarda has a captivating history in Argentina; originally hailing from the Savoie region of France as Douce Noir, it was long relegated to the background as a high-yielding blending grape for bulk wines. Zuccardi was among the pioneering estates to champion Bonarda's potential as a premium single-varietal wine. Sourced from estate vineyards in Mendoza, particularly the warm, sandy soils of Santa Rosa, this wine is crafted to highlight the grape's naturally vibrant fruit character. Fermented in concrete vats and aged carefully to avoid overpowering oak influence, it offers a pure expression of dark cherry, plum, and soft spice, embodying the modern revival of this historic grape.
🍾 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
Bonarda
🍷 ABV
13.5%