Sebastian Zuccardi has established himself as one of Argentina’s most talented and dedicated winemakers. He makes some of the best, and some of the most exciting, Argentinian wines that we have tasted and his wines invariably receive rave reviews from the critics. Luis Gutierrez writes “The wines are phenomenal, the work they do is impressive, and they are at the very top of the pyramid of the quality producers from Argentina”.

Zuccardi is obsessed with terroir and his mission is to express this in the purest way possible. Starting with more or less a blank slate and armed with both vision and a great deal of capital investment, he has identified some very special vineyards and, with a knack that few winemakers have, is making wines with precision, focus, cleanliness and purity.

His two top Chardonnays are Fosil and Botanico. Both are from high altitude, cool vineyards. Neither see any new oak; both are taut, focussed Chardonnays that will age well. The Fosil, from the San Pablo vineyard, is the more edgy of the two (you can almost taste the elevation) and arguably wants some time in bottle to unfurl a little; the Botanico, from Gualtallary, is the more voluptuous, more floral wine. Both are exceptionally pure and focussed; paradigm examples of just what is possible in South America.

We have limited quantities available of each wine, lying in the UK and available for delivery in a fortnight.