Zuccardi Cabernet Sauvignon Q 2014

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 90 points - The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Q is a blend of grapes from Gualtallary and la Consulta, both in the Valle de Uco, with only 30% of the wine matured in 500-liter French oak barrels. Tasted next to other 2015s and 2016, I immediately noticed the higher ripeness of 2014. There is good roundness in the palate with dusty, fine-grained tannins coming through as juicy and tasty, with a faint bitterness in the finish. There is a little more spiciness from the elevage in barrel here. 70,000 bottles produced..December/2016

The Zuccardi wines I tasted in April were consistently superb and the estate’s top wines are among the finest being made in Argentina today. Zuccardi owns several prime sites in Uco Valley, including their two highest vineyards in Gualtallary and San Pablo, both of them rich in calcaire. Like some of his colleagues who are seeking to preserve terroir differences in their various wines, Sebastian Zuccardi vinifies mostly in concrete tanks and eggs, and also makes extensive use of concrete and used foudres to age his wine. He told me that he hasn’t purchased any new barriques in the past four years. The Zuccardi wines are hardly cheap but they are well worth seeking out. - From Argentina’s Wines Enter the World Stage (Jul 2018) by Stephen Tanzer

Zuccardi expressed through each of its wines, the essence of their origin, the unique and perfect combination of climate, soil, altitude and human work. Each line of Zuccardi wines represents a concept, a belief, a tribute, is the true expression of the vineyard where it was conceived.

The range name Zuccardi Q stems from the practice of marking with a ”Q” -from Quality- the oldest and uniforms plots of each vineyard, which worked with special attention to achieve grapes of exceptional quality batches. Today, the grapes wich is produced Zuccardi Q, come from recognized micro-regions in the Uco Valley and selected old vineyards.