The 2018 growing season in the Uco Valley was warm but balanced, with dry summers and cool nights at high altitude preserving acidity until harvest. For Zuccardi's Finca Piedra Infinita Supercal 2018 wine, grapes from sites with the highest concentration of calcium carbonate in the soil were used. The result is a malbec that has more tension than weight. We can expect a linear, mineral expression of Paraje Altamira, less ripe than the 2017.
Robert Parker (97)
There is a strong iron note in the 2018 Finca Piedra Infinita Supercal, a Malbec from a small plot within Piedra Infinita, usually the first plot to be harvested within Piedra Infinita. It's an extreme plot, very shallow and with pure stone and a strong character. They found this plot in search for "cal," pure limestone, so they want a strong sensation of chalk in the wine here. This is austere, and I think it's more precise than in previous vintages. Only 1,000 bottles were filled in August 2019.
James Suckling (97)
Rich, exotic aromas of rich berries and peaches with some flowers and hints of walnuts, following through to a full body with firm tannins and a juicy finish. Pretty, fine and dusty tannins. Juicy finish. Delicious now or hold.
BOW (8.75)
