2024 Zuccardi - Malbec Serie Q (750ml)

Familia Zuccardi was founded in 1963 when engineer Alberto Zuccardi planted a vineyard in Maipú, Mendoza, to demonstrate an irrigation system he had invented. His son José later led the family company, and third-generation Sebastián Zuccardi steered it toward the high-altitude Uco Valley, where the family built a winery beside its Altamira vineyards. Those vineyards have earned World’s Best Vineyard honors.

Q is one of the family’s original series, launched in 1999 and the first to carry the Zuccardi name on the label. The letter once marked the best vineyard rows for quality. This 100 percent Malbec is assembled from selected lots in high-altitude Uco Valley sub-regions, including Altamira, with each lot harvested separately at its own pace and matured in fine oak.

Deep purple with bluish hues, the wine opens with blackberry, tar, and black ink, then shifts to savory floral lift and ripe dark fruit. The palate is juicy and concentrated, with silky texture, firm tannins, and a fresh, tight finish that closes with a hint of dried bay leaf.