ZUCCARDI LOS OLIVOS CHARDONNAY
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Gorgeous Chardonnay for not much money.
Uco Valey, Mendoza, Argentina
2022
13% ABV.
100% Chardonnay
75cl
£14.50
Price includes VAT
Tasting notes:
A beautiful balanced dry white wine with fresh peach and citrus aromas. Vibrant, fruity character - a very easy drinking wine. This is a gentle wine with a hint of oak ageing adding structure and depth.
About the wine:
Direct pressing, maceration and seeded yeasts. Part of the wine is aged in French oak barrels and the rest in stainless steel
About the producer:
Some years before 1950, engineer Alberto ‘Tito’ Zuccardi arrived in Mendoza from Tucumán, the small province in northwest Argentina where his Italian grandparents had settled many years before. He began experimenting with new irrigation systems because, back then as is the case today, water management is key due to its scarcity. In 1963 he planted a vineyard in the Maipú region, aiming to show other neighbouring farmers how his irrigation system worked, not realising at the time that this would be the beginning of his life’s passion.
Today Bodega Zuccardi Valle de Uco is led by Sebastián Zuccardi. Following in the footsteps of his Grandfather, Alberto and his Father, José, Sebastián’s aim is to create wines of great purity, firmly rooted in the terroirs of the Uco Valley, in the shadow of the Andes Mountains. The family makes wines that express their origin, the essence of their soils and the extreme climate conditions of the vineyards in the heart of every glass.
Food match:
Salmon en Croute, creamy fish dishes, shellfish and hard strong cheese.
