Zuccardi Soleria by Malamado 19.5% 50cl

Description

Zuccardi Soleria by Malamado is a fortified wine made from 100% Torrontés grapes. Fortified with grape brandy, it produces a fabulous tawny Port-style wine and is the first fortified Torrontés wine from Argentina. It has aromas of dried apricot, orange peel and honey leading to a rich, silky palate with nutty complexity and a long, warming finish.

Zuccardi also produce a red, fortified Malbec wine, an Argentinian take on a ruby-style Port. Both wines are available to buy online in the UK from Fareham Wine Cellar.

Zuccardi Wines: A Family-Owned Argentine Producer

Zuccardi Wines was founded by Alberto “Tito” Zuccardi. Zuccardi was an engineer who had arrived in Mendoza from the Tucuman province of northwestern Argentina, where his Italian grandparents had settled. Zuccardi was primarily working on irrigation systems, which are extremely important in a region with minimal rainfall. In order to demonstrate his irrigation system, Alberto planted a vineyard in Maipu in 1963. This was to be the Zuccardi family’s entry into the world of wine. Construction of their first winery followed in 1968.

Zuccardi was followed into the business by his son, Jose, in 1976, and Jose’s son, Sebastian, who is now the Zuccardi winemaker, joined the family business in 2002. In 2019, Sebastian was voted one of South America’s most exciting winemakers by Decanter Magazine and Zuccardi Valle de Uco voted “The World’s Best Vineyard”.

Zuccardi Vineyards

Zuccardi is based in the Valle de Uco, with a modern winery completed in Paraje Altamira in 2013. Located at the foot of the Andes, the Valle de Uco runs north to south along the western edge of Mendoza and is renowned for producing high-quality wines. Zuccardi’s vineyards span approximately 800 hectares, with sites in Paraje Altamira, La Consulta, Vista Flores, Santa Rosa and Maipú.

Around 35% of Zuccardi’s vineyards are organically certified, with the remaining vineyards managed using sustainable practices.

Production Process: Zuccardi Soleria by Malamado

• Made exclusively from Torrontés grapes sourced from vineyards in Maipú and Santa Rosa regions (Argentina).
• Grapes are hand-harvested at the end of April.
• Undergoes 6 hours of maceration in a pneumatic press.
• Fermented at controlled temperatures of 20-22°C.
• Fortified with brandy (65% alcohol, distilled from Torrontés wine) when the wine reaches 221 grams per litre of residual sugar.
• Aged in fourth-use oak barrels previously used for high-end Chardonnay.
• Barrels are exposed to direct sunlight for 40 months during ageing.