Zeta
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted lamb chops, slow-cooked beef brisket
✨ Technical Specifications
Zuccardi Zeta represents a landmark in the evolution of Familia Zuccardi, serving as a bridge between the family's pioneering past and their modern, high-altitude terroir focus. Originally conceived as a groundbreaking blend of Argentina's signature Malbec with Tempranillo—a nod to founder Alberto Zuccardi's Spanish ancestry and his early vineyard plantings—Zeta has evolved to showcase the complexity of the Uco Valley's calcareous soils. Sourced from top-tier, high-altitude vineyards in regions like La Consulta and Vista Flores, this red blend combines the intense dark fruit and floral lift of Malbec with the structured, savory, and spicy elements of Tempranillo or Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine is crafted with meticulous parcel selection, fermented in concrete vats, and aged in French oak to achieve a seamless harmony of power, elegance, and mineral tension.
🍾 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
100% Malbec