2017 | Zuccardi | Finca Los Membrillos

Description

Red Wine: 2017 | Zuccardi | Finca Los Membrillos

Zuccardi Finca Los Membrillos expresses a complex fruity character with notes of black fruits, plumand black cherry, which are complemented by fresh herbal subtleties.

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Producer: Zuccardi

Ratings: WA | 95

Vintage: 2017

Size: 750ml

ABV: 14%

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon

Country/Region: Argentina, Mendoza

Zuccardi Finca Los Membrillos expresses a complex fruity character with notes of black fruits, plumand black cherry, which are complemented by fresh herbal subtleties. It has a vivacious beginning in the mouth. Juicy, with a lively acidity, elegant, of grand structure and complexity, with a prolonged finish.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: I noticed the variety in the 2017 Finca Los Membrillos a lot more than in the 2018, as Cabernet Sauvignon is very sensitive to heat and gets stressed easily. When they bought the vineyard, it was planted to just Cabernet Sauvignon, but they later bought land around it and planted Malbec, Cabernet Franc and Semillon, so the wine can change in the future… It was a low-yielding year and they picked late, resulting in a wine with 13.8% alcohol. It has herbal and ripe aromas of blackberries, a medium to full-bodied palate and abundant, slightly dusty tannins. It matured in 500-liter oak barrels and is very balsamic and minty, with notes of camphor, and it feels more developed than the wines from 2018.

Producer Information

Familia Zuccardi is a family-run winery based out of the Bodega Santa Julia in the Mendoza region of Argentina. The company boasts numerous brands, each with a wide range of wines, covering classic Argentinian varieties (the wines are often varietally labeled) as well as numerous styles including sweet and sparkling wines. Zuccardi produced the country’s first premium Tempranillo and also runs olive oil brand Zuelo.Founder Alberto Zuccardi moved to Mendoza in the 1940s from Tucumán, over 900km (560 miles) north, where his grandparents had settled after emigrating from Avelino, Italy.Due to the scarcity of water in the Mendoza region, Alberto experimented with a new irrigation system and, wanting to prove its worth to his neighbors, he planted a vineyard in Maipu. The experiment led to Zuccardi becoming one of the most prominent and prosperous wineries in Argentina.