Un Lugar en los Andes Malbec
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, traditional beef empanadas, roasted lamb chops
✨ Technical Specifications
Translated as 'A Place in the Andes,' this expressive Malbec is a poetic tribute to the towering mountain range that defines Mendoza's viticultural identity. The Andes act as both a shield and a source of life, providing the high-altitude sunlight, dramatic diurnal temperature shifts, and pure mineral-rich snowmelt that shape the grapes. Crafted by the Zuccardi family to showcase a vibrant, fruit-forward, and highly accessible expression of mountain Malbec, this wine focuses on purity of fruit and terroir. It is fermented and aged with minimal oak influence to preserve the bright red fruit aromas, signature violet notes, and soft, juicy tannins that characterize Mendoza's high-altitude vineyards.
🍾 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
Malbec