Valle de Uco Malbec Finca Piedra Infinita
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 5–20 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted lamb chops, rich mushroom ragout
✨ wine.spec_sheet
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.
🍾 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.