2015 Aluvional Gualtallary Malbec
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The 2015 Aluvional Gualta Tupungato Alto doesn't show the full word "Gualtallary" on the label because it's still a registered mark. The wine was produced with grapes from a vineyard in Tupungato Winelands in Gualtallary. The most austere and mineral wine of the whole Aluvional range, it's serious, balanced and concentrated with abundant, dusty and chalky tannins. As with some of their other wines from Gualtallary, I noticed a big jump in quality here, possibly from a much deeper knowledge of the place and working with the soils to divide the plots in different zones according to their characteristics. This has to be the finest Aluvional I have ever tasted from Zuccardi. After a good amount of time in the glass, the nose starts hinting at where it can go, developing nuances and subtle aromas that keep changing over time. Bravo! 10,000 bottles were filled in December 2016.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
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(from vines planted at about 4,600 feet above sea level): Full ruby-red. A lovely high note of wild herbs lifts the aromas of blackberry and graphite. Wonderfully refined and fresh, conveying a restrained sweetness to its dark berry, smoke and graphite flavors. Perhaps most impressive today on the explosive back end, which boasts sophisticated tannins and terrific lift and length. This very rich, pure wine shows perfectly integrated acidity and outstanding inner-mouth energy; it should age gracefully and last well.
About the producer
Based in the Uco Valley, Zuccardi is one of Argentina’s leading producers. Family owned and run – today by third-generation Sebastián Zuccardi – the property crafts pure-fruited wines that speak of their mountainous Mendoza terroir.