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Score 97/100 · Drink 2023-2038, Joaquin Hidalgo, Vinous, Nov 2021

The 2018 Malbec Finca Piedra Infinita Gravascal from Paraje Altamira, is made with grapes from a parcel with rich in calcium carbonate and gravel soils. The 2018 was aged in concrete. This is a wine as finely tuned as a Formula 1 car with high-end styling and engineering. The austere, compact but precise nose features reductive notes of fresh cherry and plum with violets and herbs. Chalk plays a leading role in the mouth alongside a palate of pure intensity, texture and tension. The energy here contrasts with the austerity of the aromas making for a red in which texture and tension vie for prominence.

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Critic scores
99
99/100

Average Score

100
100/100

Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate

97
97/100

Joaquin Hidalgo, Vinous

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100 points
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
Score 100/100 · Drink 2021-2030, Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate, Mar 2021

The 2018 Finca Piedra Infinita Gravascal has notes reminiscent of some wines from the Northern Rhône, a combination of orange peel, blood and iron, denoting freshness and minerality, with a chalky sensation and a finish that is a mixture of juiciness, stoniness, saltiness and texture. It comes from a 0.51-hectare plot in the Piedra Infinita. The wine fermented in concrete with indigenous yeasts and matured in concrete until bottling. I think they have fine-tuned these single-plot wines tremendously since the initial and almost experimental 2015; in this 2018 wine, I found lots of similarities with the Finca Piedra Infinita bottling—it really excels. It finishes with a sapid and salty sensation and marked chalkiness. Finesse, elegance, simply superb! 1,100 bottles were filled in August 2019.

About the producer

Familia Zuccardi
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Product details

Grape Blend

Malbec/ Auxerrois / Cot

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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