Valles Bonarda
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled pork chops, classic beef empanadas, pasta with rich tomato-based meat sauce
✨ Technical Specifications
The Valles Bonarda by Familia Zuccardi is a vibrant tribute to Argentina's historic grape varieties. Long overshadowed by Malbec and historically relegated to bulk blending, Bonarda has found a champion in the Zuccardi family, who treat it with artisanal respect. Sourced from selected vineyards in the traditional viticultural valleys of Mendoza, where warm days and cool nights allow this late-ripening variety to mature fully, this wine is crafted to highlight pure varietal expression. Fermented in temperature-controlled concrete vessels and aged without heavy oak influence, it captures the grape's signature juicy red and black fruit character, soft tannins, and bright acidity. The Zuccardi family's dedication to this variety honors the Italian immigrants who first brought Bonarda to Argentina, transforming it from a workhorse grape into a celebrated, terroir-driven star of modern Argentine viticulture.
🍾 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
Bonarda
🍷 ABV
13.5%