Valle de Uco Malbec Finca Piedra Infinita
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted lamb chops, rich mushroom ragout
✨ Technical Specifications
Born from a vineyard so choked with limestone boulders that the Zuccardi family had to move over a thousand truckloads of rock just to plant the vines, Finca Piedra Infinita is a monumental achievement in modern viticulture. Located in Paraje Altamira at 1,100 meters above sea level, this single-vineyard Malbec is shaped by the extreme high-altitude sun and ancient alluvial soils rich in calcium carbonate. Winemaker Sebastián Zuccardi eschews new oak in favor of concrete vessels, allowing the wine's raw, chalky minerality, vibrant acidity, and dark floral character to shine with absolute transparency. It is a profound, structural masterpiece that redefined what Argentine Malbec could achieve.
🍾 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
🍷 ABV
14-14.5%