UN LUGAR EN LOS ANDES PINOT NOIR

There are two wines from a joint venture between Sebastián Zuccardi and his friend Walter Scibilia, a gaucho that has a large property in San Pablo, Estancia San, where he has some vines planted at 1,700 meters in altitude. The 2019 Un Lugar en Los Andes Pinot Noir fermented with 50% full clusters and indigenous yeasts in 500-liter oak barrels where it matured. It has floral aromas with the intensity I usually find in high-altitude places, where the influence from the sun is very strong and the grapes develop a lot of aromas and flavors. It has 13% alcohol and a mellow palate with fine tannins and very good freshness and balance. Only 550 bottles were filled in June 2020. Drinking range: 2022 - 2028 Rating: 94 Luis Gutierrez, www.robertparker.com (Nov 2022)