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2018 Familia Zuccardi "Q" Chardonnay Valle de Uco

SKU #1508440 93 points James Suckling

Outer quote mark This is dense and rich with sliced cooked apple and lemon aromas and flavors. Medium to full body with a smooth and fresh texture and a long and delicious finish. Expressive and bright. Drink or hold. Inner quote mark (9/2019)

92 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Outer quote mark The 2018 Q Chardonnay had a reductive and austere character; it was closed when poured, and the aromas when it opened up were stony rather than fruity. It comes from a vineyard in Gualtallary and another one in El Peral, both in the department of Tupungato. It's clean and pure, flinty and austere, with a superb palate that is sharp, pungent and serious, very mineral and less aromatic, with texture and a long, supple finish. Amazing for this price level... They have increased quality and quantity. It was bottled in October 2018. Drink: 2019-2023. (LG) Inner quote mark (10/2019)

K&L Notes

Zuccardi Q Chardonnay is sourced from select vineyard lots in Tupungato, Uco Valley (4035ft). The wine demonstrates great character and balance, offering notes of citrus, vanilla and minerality. It can be consumed now, but will age beautifully for several years. The front label image illustrates the stone walls of the Zuccardi winery rising from the Uco Valley soils symbolizing how the Andes mountains emerged millions of years ago. The grapes were direct pressed. Fermented in concrete and oak barrels with indigenous yeasts. Aging "sur lie" without malolactic fermentation.

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2018 Familia Zuccardi "Q" Chardonnay Valle de Uco

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Chardonnay

- It's hard to believe that up until about 30 years ago, this extremely popular varietal hid behind the veil of geographical names like Chablis and Puligny-Montrachet. Now grown all over the world and bottled by its varietal name, Chardonnay has achieved a level of branding unlike any other wine. Surprisingly, though, what you get when you buy Chardonnay can differ greatly from country to country and even within one country, depending on the climate where it's grown and how it is vinified and aged. From fresh, crisp and minerally with apple and lemon notes to rich and buttery with tropical fruit overtones, Chardonnay runs the gamut. In France's Burgundy, Chardonnay is the source of the prized wines of Chablis, Corton-Charlemagne, Mâcon, Meursault and Montrachet. It also the foundation of exceptional Champagne, where it is blended with Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier or vinified on its own into Blanc de Blancs. It is also extremely popular in California, and is gaining popularity in Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Spain and South Africa.

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Argentina

- Argentina is regarded as one of the most dynamic wine-producing nations in the world, and possibly the most important wine-producing region in South America. Only four countries in the world produce more wine than Argentina. Considerable investments (much of which has come from famous French, Italian and California wine producers) have been made in new vineyards and winemaking technology in the past several years, which along with recent plantings of more premium varieties of grapes, has made Argentina much more competitive internationally. The Mendoza region is the most important region in Argentina's wine industry. And Malbec, among other Bordeaux varietals grown here, reigns supreme.