Valles Torrontes
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai curry, fresh fish ceviche, traditional Argentine empanadas
✨ Technical Specifications
Familia Zuccardi's Valles Torrontes is a vibrant celebration of Argentina's signature white grape, grown in the high-altitude mountain valleys where cool nights preserve the grape's intense aromatic profile. Torrontes itself is a fascinating native variety, born from a natural cross between Muscat of Alexandria and Criolla Chica during the colonial era. Zuccardi's approach focuses on purity and freshness; the grapes are gently pressed and fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks with no oak contact. This preserves the grape's classic, highly expressive nose of white flowers, citrus peel, and stone fruit, balanced by a crisp, mineral-driven acidity that reflects the stony soils of these elevated terroirs.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1963 by Alberto Zuccardi in Mendoza, Argentina, Familia Zuccardi has evolved into one of the country's most visionary and prestigious family-owned wine dynasties. Under the leadership of José Alberto Zuccardi and third-generation winemaker Sebastián Zuccardi, the estate has shifted its focus towards high-altitude viticulture in the Uco Valley, pioneering deep geological research and unadorned concrete-vessel fermentations to express genuine site specificity. Operating state-of-the-art facilities like the acclaimed Piedra Infinita winery in Paraje Altamira, Zuccardi produces benchmark, mineral-driven Malbecs such as Finca Piedra Infinita alongside benchmark expressions of Bonarda and Cabernet Sauvignon across red, white, sparkling, and fortified categories.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Torrontes
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13%