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Zuccardi, Finca Piedra Infinita Supercal 2020
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Reviewed by: Luis Gutiérrez
The grapes for the 2020 Finca Piedra Infinita Supercal were the first to be picked from the Piedra Infinita vineyard in the warm 2020 vintage, and the wine is built more around the fruit. It is juicy and pure and has similar levels of alcohol and acidity/freshness as the 2019, but of the two vintages, which I tasted side by side, this feels gentler and rounder. It has complexity despite its young age and has notes of orange peel, iron and blood, with the fine limestone sensation. The vintages are always very marked in this wine because the soil is very extreme and shallow and the vines can suffer in dry and warm conditions. 1,450 bottles were filled in June 2021.
About the Producer
The Iconic Winery in Argentina Bodega Zuccardi Valle de Uco is led by Sebastián Zuccardi (3rd generation of viticultors) since year 2000. Sebastián’s aim is to elaborate wines with identity through the continuous exploration of terroirs in Uco Valley. They elaborate wines that express their origin, the essence of soils and the extreme climate conditions where the vineyards are planted. Today, Zuccardi is one of Argentina’s most well-known wineries. Working in harmony with the environment, Zuccardi continues to produce premium Argentine wines. In 2007, Decanter magazine acknowledged Sebastián and his father, Mr. José Alberto Zuccardi, as being among the five most influential personalities of Argentine Wine. And recently in 2016, José Alberto himself received Lifetime Achievement Award by International Wine Challenge (IWC). Zuccardi has recently awarded as “Year’s Best Mendoza Malbecs” producer. With a family of viticulturists, they have been innovating in winemaking and producing high quality Malbecs from their high altitude chalky vineyards which are over 1000m above sea level in the Andes Mountains. Over the years, they have set a high bar for Argentine Malbecs and earned high acclaims globally.
