Zuccardi Q Scores Very Good Ratings

In an email just received all the way from Mendoza, Familia Zuccardi Winery is trumpeting the latest scores from Jay Miller's Wine Advocate for their "Q" line of wines.

Zuccardi Q Malbec 2007 (90points): Offers intensity and complexity, exquisite flavors, structure and a medium to long end. It will evolve for 1 or 2 years, but you can enjoy it now.

Zuccardi Q Tempranillo 2006 (90 points): It comes from a vineyard farmed in 1974. Purple colored with an attractive bouquet of minerals, berries, pepper and coffee. Full-bodied, dense palate, endowed with rich flavors of spices and fruit, all in a perfect balance. Will evolve for 2 or 3 years and be at his best from 2011 to 2018.

Zuccardi is making some amazing stuff with the tempranillo grape. Outstanding efforts year in, year out. I will never forget their '01 and '02 vintage. A very rich, deep,
well made wine bursting with tight oak and vigorous, smoky flavors. Absolutely
nothing to envy to a Rioja or a low price Ribera. I remember having this Tempranillo
with pizza made in a charcoal brick oven, and it was a match made in heaven. If
you see a Zuccardi made tempranillo get it. You'll have a great dinner.

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Zuccardi Q Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 (90 points): Spent 12 months in brand new French oak barrels. Color is violet and has a great aroma to wet soil, minerals, tobacco, spice and black currants. Medium bodied, reflects different layers of flavors. It's intense, balanced and has a long end. Give it 2 or 3 more years in bottle and drink it from 2011 to 2018.

The grapes for the "Q" line of the wines come from vineyards in the Uco Valley, Maipu and Santa Rosa. The Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon and Tempranillo wines spend 12 to 14 months in new oak barrels and more than a year in bottle. Familia Zuccardi info here.