Un Lugar en los Andes Pinot Noir
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 2–7 years from vintage release.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
roasted duck, creamy mushroom risotto, seared salmon
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Familia Zuccardi's exploration of high-altitude terroirs in the Uco Valley led to the creation of their Pinot Noir expressions, capturing the essence of 'a place in the Andes' (Un Lugar en los Andes). Grown in extreme, cool-climate micro-regions like San Pablo and Tupungato at elevations exceeding 1,300 meters, these vineyards benefit from intense alpine sunlight and dramatic diurnal temperature shifts. The soils here are alluvial and heavily marked by calcium carbonate deposits. To honor this unique terroir, the winemaking philosophy focuses on minimal intervention: utilizing concrete vessels for fermentation and aging to preserve the grape's delicate floral aromas, bright red cherry fruit, and distinct chalky minerality, completely eschewing heavy oak influence.
🍾 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.