Live From the Vines: Zuccardi
Hosted by Ronan Sayburn MS & Sebastián Zuccardi
A family of Italian immigrants, Zuccardi is one of Argentina’s most innovative and open-minded producers, and it is now captained by third generation Sebastián Zuccardi.
‘Don’t strive for perfect wines, but wines that express the place, the region,’ says Sebastián. To this end, oak is almost entirely eschewed in Zuccardi’s cellars (barriques are a definite no-no), meaning the winery is largely the domain of concrete eggs and amphorae.
In conversation with Ronan Sayburn MS, Sebastián explains how this methodology allows Zuccardi’s patchwork of terroirs to stamp their personality on the wines, unencumbered by oak-influenced distractions.
This is a brave call in the arena of premium winemaking, but armed with a selection of releases which bear out his convictions (and are available to digital members), it is apparent why the only downside thus far has been the need for an ever-larger awards cabinet.
Zuccardi, Fósil, San Pablo, Chardonnay, Valle de Uco, Mendoza 2019
Zuccardi, Concreto, Malbec, Valle de Uco, Mendoza 2018
Zuccardi, José Zuccardi, Malbec, Valle de Uco, Mendoza 2016
Zuccardi, Aluvional, Malbec, Gualtallary, Valle de Uco, Mendoza 2016
Zuccardi, Finca Piedra Infinita, Malbec, Valle de Uco, Mendoza 2016
Zuccardi, Finca Piedra Infinita Supercal, Malbec, Valle de Uco, Mendoza 2015