THE GRAPES ARE HAND PICKED IN DIFFERENT ZONES OF UPPER, LOWER, AND CENTRAL GUALTALLARY, AND EVERY BOTTLE REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF THIS TERROIR.
THESE ARE HONEST, AUSTERE, AND VERTICAL WINES WITH A MINERALITY TYPICAL OF CALCAREOUS SOILS. THEY ARE FERMENTED WITH NATIVE YEASTS AND VINIFIED IN CONCRETE TO ACHIEVE HONEST WINES WITH NERVY ACIDITY.
GRAN TERROIR / #gualtalbo
THESE WINES COME FROM A SINGLE VINEYARD LOCATED IN THE UPPER-CENTRAL SECTOR OF GUALTALLARY CALLED ALBO. THE SOILS ARE STONY WITH A PRESENCE OF CALCIUM CARBONATE AND GRANITE. THE WINES ARE AGED FOR 12 MONTHS IN FRENCH OAK BARRELS WITH THREE OR MORE PRIOR USES TO ENSURE THAT THE OAK PROVIDES ELEGANCE WITHOUT INTERFERING EXCESSIVELY WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WINE.
EGGO / MODERNITY
THESE SINGLE-VINEYARD WINES AIM TO REFLECT CURRENT GLOBAL TREND IN MODERN WINE THAT EXPRESS AND CONSERVE THE PURITY OF EACH VARIETY WHILE ALSO CONSERVING THE LIVELY EXPRESSION OF THE TERROIR.
WE AT ZORZAL ARE PIONEERS IN LATIN AMERICA IN THE USE OF CONCRETE EGGS MADE IN ARGENTINA. THE ENTIRE EGGO LINE IS AGED IN THESE EGGS.
CONCEPT WINES / BEYOND TERROIR
THESE ARE SIGNATURE WINES CREATED FROM THE HEART AND GO BEYOND TERROIR.
FIELD BLEND
THIS WINE REPRESENTS THE ELEGANCE OF GUALTALLARY. IT IS A BLEND MADE IN THE VINEYARD, WHERE THE CABERNET SAUVIGNON AND MALBEC ARE HARVESTED ON THE SAME DAY AND CO-FERMENTED. THE NEW WINE IS THEN AGED IN FRENCH OAK BARRELS FOR 24 MONTHS.
PORFIADO
THIS SPECIAL WINE COMBINES MULTIPLE VINTAGES OF PINOT NOIR FROM A SINGLE VINEYARD. NEW WINE IS ADDED TO THE CORE PORFIADO EACH YEAR TO MAKE THIS INIMITABLE, NON-VINTAGE WINE.
PORFIADO OFFERS UNIQUE AROMATIC COMPLEXITY WITH A HINT OF GRAPHITE. IT IS COMPLEX ON THE PALATE WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF ELEGANT MINERAL NOTES.
PIANTAO
PIANTAO, THE DEFINITIVE GUALTALLARY WINE, IS PREDOMINATELY CABERNET FRANC WITH MALBEC, AND A TOUCH OF CABERNET SAUVIGNON. IT WAS BARREL AGED FOR THREE YEARS AND HAS GREAT CELLARING POTENTIAL.
WE BELIEVE THAT A WINE THAT AIMS TO BE THE DEFINITIVE REPRESENTATION OF THE REGION SHOULD BE MOSTLY MALBEC AND CABERNET FRANC, TWO COMPONENTS DESTINED TO BE THE HEART AND SOUL OF GUALTALLARY IN A NOT-SO-DISTANT FUTURE.
