Zorzal is a young, boutique winery that was founded in 2007 by the Michelini brothers, Gerardo, Matias, and Juan Pablo ("Juampi"). They completed their first vintage in 2008. The winery and vineyards are located in a section of the Uco Valley called Gualtallary ("Gualta"), outside the town of Tupungato, at approximately 4,500 feet above sea level. The Zorzal winery is the highest winery in Mendoza. The estate consists of 70 hectares on a unique blend of sand, stones, and limestone and is planted to multiple varieties including Malbec, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, and a few others. The grapes are all hand harvested and Juampi's vision is to have a light hand in the winemaking to let the fruit and terroir shine. The winery practices organic methods in the vineyards and uses only indigenous yeast in the winemaking process.
Zorzal tends to pick it's grapes a little earlier than most in Mendoza to retain freshness and acidity in their wines instead of the overblown ripeness that is too often seen. They are already considered to be a rising star in Argentina with their focused wines and enticing expression of multiple varieties above and beyond their stunning Malbecs. They also make a series of wines called EGGO, consisting of Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc, and Pinot Noir completely fermented and aged in large concrete eggs. The EGGO wines are more limited in production.
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Wine Advocate 95 "The incredible 2016 Eggo Tinto de Tiza was cropped from one of the coolest years in recent times, which provided a slow ripening
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Wine Advocate 90 "The 2017 Terroir Único Pinot Noir fermented with indigenous yeasts in concrete vats, where it was kept until bottling. It's a fruit-driven, fresh
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James Suckling 91 "Big morello cherry and blueberry fruit as well as hints of earth and spices (and restrained oak!). Moderately tannic. A clean finish. Rather
Wine Advocate 93 "Fermented and aged in a concrete egg, the 2017 Eggo Filoso Pinot Noir (filoso means "edgy") is a sharp red from eight-year-old vines
Wine Advocate 93 "Cropped from an excellent vintage in Gualtallary, the 2016 Gran Terroir Pinot Noir fermented in concrete and matured in oak barrels for some
Wine Advocate 92 "The 2013 Terroir Unico Malbec is unoaked and sourced from a special vineyard close to the winery, planted in poor soil. The code
" This hand harvested, single vineyard, from Gualtallary is 100% Malbec. The wine predominantly shows notes of coffee, blueberry, and chocolate with secondary notes of
Wine Advocate 91 "The 2013 Eggo Blanc is pure Sauvignon Blanc pressed directly and fermented and aged in egg-shaped cement vats with the lees until it
Wine Advocate 94 " The 2012 Eggo Tinto is produced with 90% Malbec with some Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon thrown into the mix. As with
Wine Advocate 94 "The 2010 Field Blend comprises 45% Cabernet Sauvignon and 55% Malbec that are co-fermented and raised in used casks for between 18
Wine Advocate 91 “The 2016 Terroir Único Pinot Noir fermented in cement vats with indigenous yeasts and 25% full clusters. It's kept in cement vat until
Wine Advocate 90+ "The 2015 Terroir Único Malbec is produced with the fruit from eight- to 12-year-old vines on sandy and stony-limestone soils at 1,350 meters
Wine Advocate 94 "The one blend in the Eggo range is the 2015 Eggo Tinto de Tiza, which mixes Malbec with 10% Cabernet Franc and 5%
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