2023 Zuccardi - Malbec Serie Q (750ml)

A modern Malbec benchmark from Argentina's most acclaimed winery — and one of the most satisfying mid-tier red wines in the entire shop. Rated 93 Points by James Suckling, who described it as brooding and inky with warm stone, mussel shells, iodine, and deep fresh purple fruit with violets — broad, nicely chewy, and fresh on the palate with a full body and a long, pristine, tightly wound finish — grapes from Paraje Altamira and Los Chacayes. Wine Advocate awarded 92 Points, stating the 2023 Q Malbec aptly summarizes the profile readers can expect throughout the Zuccardi portfolio: poise, balance, and precision regardless of price point — leading with a vibrant, dark-fruited nose of remarkable purity, followed by a sumptuous, enveloping palate concluding with a saturated, concentrated finish that remains lifted and focused. 

Sourced from high-altitude vineyards in Paraje Altamira and Los Chacayes in the Uco Valley, two of Mendoza's most coveted and mineraldriven subregions, fermented whole-cluster and aged in a combination of concrete and used, untoasted 500-liter French oak barrels — a production philosophy that prioritizes terroir purity and freshness over oak influence. Deep purple with bluish hues, the nose opens with intense red fruits, roses, violets, and herbal notes, while the palate is soft and silky on entry before building to a firm, structured, and mineral finish of real length and precision. From the winery voted the world's best two years running — this is Sebastián Zuccardi's signature style in a bottle.