Zuccardi Chardonnay Q 2015

Light yellow color with green hues. It shows notes of white floral and fruits such as peaches, pears and apples; also some herbal notes. Fresh in the mouth, great acidity and attractive mineral character. Great and long finish.

The 2015 Q Chardonnay fermented in concrete vats and well-seasoned 500-liter oak barrels (30%), from grapes mostly from Gualtallary and some from El Peral (roughly 20%), both in the department of Tupungato in the Uco Valley. They have slowly changed the style--the whole clusters are pressed without any protection (read sulfur) and put to ferment, half in cement, half in 500-liter barrels. The wine does not go through malolactic and matures for one year in the barrels before bottling. It has 13.5% alcohol and noticeable acidity (close to eight grams) with a low pH, which should help it age slowly in bottle. There is great purity and precision, a sharp Chardonnay with very little effect of the oak, just a spicy twist, a wine that incites you to drink with effervescent acidity that makes you salivate and cleanses your palate. Great, sharp Chardonnay. 40,000 bottles were filled in March 2016.