Tito Zuccardi 2019

The 2019 Tito Zuccardi is a co-fermentation of approximately 85% Malbec and 15% Cabernet Franc and comes from the same plot in Altamira every year. They have increased the presence of concrete and lowered the oak here, some 30% in 500-liter oak barrels. I tasted this next to the 2020 and 2021, and you can see the difference between the three years. 2019 is the freshest and most elegant of the three; it has notes of herbs and spices and fine-grained tannins and is medium to full-bodied, with the fluid character of the vintage. It follows the line of the already impressive 2018 that I tasted last time and liked very much. 21,500 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2020.

Aromas of blackberries, violets, licorice, bark and wild herbs. It’s medium-bodied with firm, tight-grained tannins and bright acidity. Fresh and structured with a tight, energetic finish. Blend of malbec and cabernet franc. Drink or hold.