Un Lugar en los Andes Malbec
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Typically best enjoyed within 1–5 years from the vintage release to appreciate its fresh fruit character.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, traditional beef empanadas, roasted lamb chops
✨ wine.spec_sheet
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.
🍾 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.