Zuccardi Concreto Malbec
| Vintage: | 2021 |
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| Winery: | Zuccardi |
| Description: | 95+ pts Wine Advocate The 2021 Concreto Malbec has to be one of the finest vintages of this wine despite its youth and still shy personality. But there are tons of flowers, wild herbs and berries there waiting to emerge in an insinuating way, with austerity but unfurling layers and layers as the wine sits in the glass. It's incredibly fine-boned with chalky tannins that scream limestone, full of precision and purity. For Sebastián Zuccardi, they didn't do anything different, it's just the character of the year. This is the wine that explains their philosophy without breaking your piggy bank. 95 pts James Suckling Such a brooding nose with black pepper, violet and fresh blueberry and blackberry fruit. Spicy and tight on the palate, but super polished, racy and refined. Medium-to full-bodied red with beautiful tannin tension and expressive, floral notes in the finish. Exemplary and authentic! So delicious now. Why wait? 95 pts Vinous The 2021 Malbec Concreto from Paraje Altamira, Uco Valley was aged in concrete. Purple in the glass. It has a crisp, expressive nose of fresh plum, sour cherry and hints of blackberry, herbs, violets and lavender. Free-flowing but relaxed in the mouth, the palate leaves behind a mixture of chalk and juicy freshness before the sustained, pure fruit finish. The year suited this style perfectly. 94 pts Descorchados As usual since the first vintage of Concreto in 2014, this is a pure and fresh expression of malbec from Zuccardi's own vineyards, planted at an altitude of about 1,100 meters next to the Piedra Infinita winery in Paraje Altamira. Fermented in concrete with indigenous yeasts, and aged in those same concrete tanks, this malbec has sweet, ripe fruit all over it. The texture is rather smooth and creamy, and the acidity does its job of refreshing in a highly drinkable wine with great aptitude. For a barbecue. 92 pts Wine Spectator - 2022 Top 100 (#43) A youthful, lively and expressive red, showing floral macerated cherry and plum flavors amid toasted herb and espresso bean details. Ends with minerally tannins, which are firm yet perky, and a note of baker's chocolate. Best after 2024. |
| Price: | $ 35.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Southern Hemisphere Wine Center
| Address: |
5973 Engineer Drive Huntington Beach, CA 92649 United States |
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| Telephone (toll-free): | 800-504-9463 |
| Telephone (regular): | 714-892-3030 |
| Fax: | 714-892-6930 |
First added to 1000 Corks on January 10, 2024.
