Zuccardi Polígonos Tupungato Alto Malbec

The 2017 Polígonos Gualtallary Malbec was produced with grapes from vines in Tupungato Winelands in Gualtallary. It's riper than the 2018, but the place is so strong that it still shines through in the wine quite clearly, despite the low yields that mean concentration and more ripeness. This is higher in altitude than Altamira, and the heat of the vintage is a little less evident in the wine. There are notes of wild herbs, flowers and berries, a medium-bodied palate, with fine-grained and chalky tannins and a dry, serious finish. 10,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in February 2018.

Very spicy and peppery on the nose and much more lift and savour than most of these wines. Very confident. Dry finish. Much less sweetness and obvious sweet fruit than the other reds in this collection.