The Holdings Syrah Malbec 2016
Mendoza
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Rated third in the top 10 wineries of Chile and Argentina by Wine Report and with a Lifetime Achievement award too, Zuccardi is impressive. This is the family’s deliciously moreish mix of spicy Syrah and Malbec, with black fruit and silken tannins.
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Wine Details
- Red - Full Bodied
Argentina- Deep Crimson Purple
- Syrah-based blend
- 9.375 Units
- 12.5% ABV
- 31 December 2019
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Smooth with classic blackberry and violet notes. Elegant
Aroma
Ripe blackberry, plum and spice with meaty complexity
The Wine
Don’t think for a minute that Argentina is a one trick wine producer. As this wine shows, its vineyards grow superb quality Syrah too! The wine is from Zuccardi – a highly awarded, third generation family cellar founded in the 1960s by Don Alberto Zuccardi. He started an irrigation company first, then in 1963 he planted a vineyard to show other producers how his system could benefit grape quality. The rest, as they say, is history, and Familia Zuccardi is now one of Mendoza’s leading cellars. These days Alberto’s grandson Sebastián is winemaker, assisted by Rubén Ruffo. This is a silky, elegant red, with Syrah adding spicy red fruits and structure to Malbec’s darker velvety berry notes. Recommended with chilli or a beef stir-fry, or solo.
Don’t think for a minute that Argentina is a one trick wine producer. As this wi
"Bold enough for roast meats. Fruity enough for game. Soft enough for everything else"
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