zuccardi finca los membrillos 2016 750ml

GRAPE COMPOSITION
100% Cabernet Sauvignon

ORIGIN
Finca Los Membrillos, La Consulta, Valle de Uco, Mendoza.3543 ft / 1080 m above sea level.

SOIL PROFILE
Profile 1: shallow soil, with calcareous rocks in a sand layer.
Profile 2: Two layers soil, the upper sandy loam and underneath, at 40 cm - 1,31 feet depth, are rocks covered with calcium and a clay layer.
Profile 3: Deep sandy loam soil, with a clay and silt layer and big
calcareous rocks at 80 cm - 2,62 feet depth

ABV - 14.5%
ACIDITY - 5.48 g/l
RESIDUAL SUGAR - 2 g/l

VINIFICATION
The grapes were selected by hand, destemmed and crushed. Fermentation in tronco-conical concrete without epoxi, with indigenousyeast. Aged in oak barrels and concrete vats.

TASTING NOTES
It expresses a complex fruity character with notes of black fruits, plum and 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.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM

RP95, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"The 2014 and 2015 vintages were not produced, because they were difficult years for the grape, so I tasted the 2016 Finca Los Membrillos, a single-vineyard pure Cabernet Sauvignon that was last bottled in 2013. It comes from a vineyard planted with a massal selection of the grapes that they bought. In 2016, they did a selection of two kinds of soils (in this case, the shallower soils because of the cooler and wetter year), then this was fermented in concrete and matured in oak barrels. These Cab grapes were picked in between picking Malbec grapes, which is not like it was done in the past, when Cab grapes were kept for last, and if you left them too late, they dried out and became very tannic. I think this wine transcends the varietal; yes, there are some spicy and peppery notes and it's balsamic, but it's mostly stony/chalky. It has fine-grained, chalky tannins, typical of the variety and the Altamira soils. This is serious, balanced and has good aging potential in one of the finest (if not the finest) vintages."

JS94, James Suckling

"This is a pure cabernet sauvignon with green olives, hints of tobacco and currants. Green cedar, too. Medium to full body, round and chewy tannins and a flavorful finish."

750ml Bottle