In a line up of exceptional wines, and those of you who know the Zuccardi portfolio, that means just about everything, this particular wine stood out as the finest in the line up of the Poligonos series, which are sight specific in their origin. San Pablo is Argentina’s newest GI, having been established in late 2019, and is recognized as one of, if not, the Uco Valley’s coolest sub-regions. These cooler growing conditions and alluvial based soils creates wines that possess beautiful fruit purity with an engaging aromatic lift along with brightness and a higher pitch tone giving streamlined precision to the fruit. The 2019 San Pablo Malbec is sourced from vineyards that are planted on this aforementioned alluvial fan that is based on sandy loam with some calcareous content, situated at 1400 meters (4600 feet) above sea level.

The 2019 San Pablo is an exceptional example of a high elevation, cool climate Malbec produced by one of Argentina’s premier wineries. Sebastian Zuccardi is a soil freak and is one of Argentina’s major proponents of exploring Mendoza’s many microclimates and soils. He also eschews the use of new wood, basically any wood, except some older, larger fourdres, relying on concrete amphora which allows him to produce wines with great fruit purity reflective in his wines. In the context of its pricing and quality this is pretty hard to beat, this is some serious juice with good ageing potential. You are getting a wine that speaks highly of its high altitude and alluvial based soil origins.