Zuccardi Valle de Uco

Zuccardi Fosil Chardonnay

Argentina, Mendoza

2022

High in Uco Valley just 300m from the Andes, climate and landscape are extreme. At 1,400m this is definitely high altitude, cool climate winemaking. The result is as breathtaking as the scenery; intense floral and white peach combine with sweeter notes of vanilla and roasted almonds…bring on the red mullet.

Fósil: A Unique Expression of High Altitude Terroir in the Uco Valley

Fósil is a white mountain wine; it comes from Zuccardi’s vineyard in Estancia San Pablo, one of the coldest parts of the Uco Valley. It is situated at 1,400m above sea level and is just 300m away from the beginning of the Andes Mountain range.

The immensity of the mountain range and its proximity make everything in this place extreme: its climate, its landscape, its identity. Fósil is a wine of place. Born from the unrepeatable combination of cold climate, calcareous soils and Andean breezes from one of the highest areas of the Uco Valley.

Tasting
NOTES

Very intense nose showing floral and white peach notes. As the wine warms sweeter aromas are present, vanilla and lightly roasted blanched almonds. On the palate the wine is crisp, light and fresh. Subtle white flowers, mineral driven, medium body. A lovely representation of cold climate chardonnay.