Sebastián Zuccardi describes the Supercal and Gravascal bottlings as his lieu-dit wines from the Finca Piedra Infinita estate, noting that they are in a stricter style than the Infinita blend and even “a bit unbalanced and extreme early on in terms of their texture.”
VINIFICATION
The grapes were selected by hand, destemmed and crushed. Fermentation in concrete vats without epoxy, with native yeasts. 50% of the wine was aged in 500lts used oak barrels.
VARIETAL: 100% Malbec
APPELLATION: Finca Piedra Infinita, Paraje Altamira, Valle de Uco, Mendoza
ALTITUDE: 3,608 feet / 1100 meters above sea level
SOIL TYPE: Alluvial soil with gravel, covered with calcium bicarbonate, that are at 23in. depth.
2016 was a unique year with a cold spring and a rainy summer, that increased the freshness
and finesse of this wine.
ALCOHOL: 14.1% | TOTAL ACIDITY: 5.61 g/l | RESIDUAL SUGAR: 1.8 g/l
TASTING NOTES
COLOR: Saturated deep, bright ruby
AROMA: Dark berries, black olive tapenade and iron.
UPC: 0 89832 92150 9
3pk / 750ml