Familia Zuccardi, Finca Piedra Infinita Gravascal, 2021
Familia Zuccardi, Finca Piedra Infinita Gravascal, 2021
- 75cl
- 14%
- Red Still
- Malbec
- Organic
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Planted at 1,100 meters in the highest stretch of the Tunuyán River’s alluvial fan, the Finca Piedra vineyard captures the essence of Paraje Altamira. Its soils are packed with stones and huge granite rocks coated in calcareous material - a rare complexity only found in the shadow of the Andes.
Within every vineyard there are small pockets with such a distinctive character that they set themselves apart. The Gravascal comes from one such plot: just 0.73 hectares in the northeast corner of the estate. Here, Malbec vines sink their roots into soils where massive gravels and granite rocks emerge only half a meter below the surface, creating a wine that is both unique and unrepeatable.
Zuccardi’s story began in the 1960s, when Alberto “Tito” Zuccardi planted vines not to make wine but to demonstrate an irrigation system he had devised. From that practical start, the family has built one of the Southern Hemisphere’s most admired and terroir-driven projects. Today, under Sebastián Zuccardi, the focus is entirely on place—expressing altitude, soil, and climate with honesty and clarity.
As Sebastián puts it: “We are not seeking to make the world’s best wines, but the deepest and purest expression of our place.” These are wines that can stand alongside the finest anywhere, yet they also act as a lens into the stunning, brutal, and breathtaking landscapes of the Uco Valley.
What the critics say:
"At the top of the remarkable Zuccardi lineup is the 2021 Finca Piedra Infinita Gravascal, sourced from a single 0.73-hectare parcel dominated by gravel, granite rocks and calcareous stones with 50 centimeters of topsoil. It fermented entirely with whole clusters in unlined concrete tanks and matured for 12 months. The bouquet is both deeper and more lifted than that of its other Piedra Infinita counterparts, offering a wildly herbal, floral, nimble and endlessly complex nose. The palate combines a weightless buoyancy and deft concentration with a pronounced yet restrained mineral-laden core, culminating in a slow-moving, balanced and symmetrical finish with dramatic length, ultra-refined tannins and a striking combination of vertical lift and horizontal dimensionality. This wine brought to mind the transparency pages in the anatomy section of an encyclopedia set, each revealing distinct layers of one unified system layered on top of the other; I found the Supercal bottling akin to the skeletal system of Piedra Infinita, and the Gravascal is its beating heart. I cannot wait to follow this wine in the cellar, and I suspect it has a solid two decades of development ahead."
"Lots of herbs, white pepper, peppercorns and chalk. Great depth on the nose with super fresh blackberries and dusty tannins that melt away. Incredible powdery tannins still remain fresh. Brooding and austere in nature, but the tannins are so seamless and sweet, which almost give a hedonistic mouthfeel. This is thought-provoking. Extremely flavorful, long, ductile and nuanced. Already drinkable now, but will hold well."
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