Familia Zuccardi - Finca Piedra Infinita - Malbec

$340.10 USD

 

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ZUCCARDI ESTATE INFINITE STONE
VARIETAL COMPOSITION

100% Malbec

SOURCE

Finca Piedra Infinita, Paraje Altamira, Valle de Uco, Mendoza. 1100 masl.

the typical diversity of the calcareous soils of Paraje Altamira. The viticulture of this farm is practiced executing each task of the vineyard cycle (from pruning to harvest) oriented by soil type. In the heart of the vineyard is the Winery.

LOCATION:
IG Paraje Altamira, San Carlos, Uco Valley
Latitude: 33°46´22´´ – Longitude: 69°09´17´´
Altitude: 1100m
GEOMORPHOLOGY AND SOILS: Shallow alluvial soil. Surface horizon of sandy texture, and subsoil with large stones covered with calcareous, coming from the alluvial fan of the Tunuyán River.
PLANTING YEARS: 2009
TOTAL AREA: 42 hectares
VARIETIES: Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Bonarda Tempranillo
DRIVING SYSTEMS: Trellis
IRRIGATION: Drip

SOIL PROFILE: Super calcareous: Shallow alluvial soil, where large eroded stones covered with calcium carbonate predominate from a depth of 20 cm.

 

ALCOHOL: 14% vol.

TOTAL ACIDITY: 6 g/l

RESIDUAL SUGAR: 2.05 g/l

 

VINIFICATION: Manually selected grapes, destemmed and ground. Fermentation in frustoconical concrete tanks, without epoxy, with indigenous yeasts. Aging in barrels and concrete pools.

 

TASTING NOTES: Intense red color with violet hues. It expresses a great fruity character, with notes of red fruit, and a marked mineral character, with notes of wet stone and graphite. A wine with outstanding acidity and structure, a very long finish.

 

Sebastian Zuccardi, Winemaker

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