Freddy R. Troya

9.2

Zuccardi Polígonos del Valle de Uco — Tupungato Semillón 2021, El Peral, Tupungato, Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina 🇦🇷

Overview
100% Semillón from El Peral in Tupungato, grown around 1,200 meters above sea level. Part of Sebastián Zuccardi’s terroir-focused Polígonos project, the 2021 was fermented with native yeasts and both fermented and aged in large, untoasted French oak, with no malolactic fermentation, a fascinating combination that helps explain its texture without sacrificing freshness.

Aromas & Flavors
Lemon, ripe pear, green and yellow apple, white fruits, and subtle honeyed notes emerge with impressive aromatic generosity. There is also a quiet flinty character underneath the fruit that gives the wine another dimension.

Mouthfeel
Medium-bodied, mellow, and beautifully smooth, with a soft creamy texture that initially feels almost understated. Fresh acidity gradually reveals itself underneath, giving the wine balance, energy, and a surprisingly persistent finish.

Food Pairings
Scallops, grilled white fish, roasted chicken, creamy risotto, ceviche, or richer seafood dishes. Its combination of texture and freshness gives it considerable flexibility at the table.

Verdict
A cerebral Argentine white that makes you think—and rethink—what the Southern Cone can do with Semillón. Expressive and generous without becoming loud, with a wonderful tension between softness, aromatic intensity, and freshness.

Did You Know?
This Semillón comes from El Peral in Tupungato, where Zuccardi’s Polígonos project explores individual Uco Valley villages through specific varieties. The 2021 growing season was comparatively cool and humid, allowing slow maturation while maintaining a strong balance between sugar and acidity.

🍷 Personal Pick
This one overdelivered beautifully. I loved the contrast between its delicate, almost mellow mouthfeel and the generosity of flavors and aromatics underneath. Smooth, expressive, and quietly complex, this is exactly the kind of cerebral white that keeps me exploring beyond Argentina’s obvious grapes. — 4 days ago

Ian Hamel

9.1

2023/9. There’s a wild, leafy element to this which is quite appealing. Flavorful, tangy Sangiovese — 3 years ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

8.9

Blackberry, boysenberry, plum, black cherry — all very bright—pepper, graphite, stone. Excellent paired with a burger.

Sample. — 6 years ago

leon egozi

9.2

Very nice pinot. Thanks Carlo M — 7 years ago

Keimu

8.9

Tasty smooth Italian red - from Kroger — 7 years ago

with David

David W Henion

8.9

The 2013, perhaps a so so year? — 8 years ago

Mo

9.1

Nice cherry and cola flavors with hints of wood and a soft acidity and tannins. — a day ago

alex richardo

9.2

Big, juicy, not sweet — 9 months ago

Boris Mathiszik

9.0

Very nice Uco valley cab. Balanced wine with elegant layers of fruit and beautiful hints of cassis. Low alcohol at 13.9. Fresh and screams to be paired with food. James Suckling 94 pts way out there. lol — 10 months ago

Daniel Dver

9.0

Phenomenal ln Philly. — 5 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

Great nose. Tightly focused berry fruit. Some florals. Spice. Palate is dense, concentrated and pure with wonderful elegance. Amazingly fresh and such terrific palate presence and texture. Grippy tannins and very sappy. Excellent acids. Like this a lot. Terrific sweetness. Awesome. — 6 years ago

with Matthew

Tami Papagiannopoulos

9.2

Super tasty, easy drinking orange. Perfect for summer. — 7 years ago

Mallory Russo

9.3

Buttery and easy to drink. Hardly any tannins — 8 years ago

Jeanette Benzie

9.0

Light and fruity - but THICC enough to compliment pizza — 21 days ago

Henry Fuseler

8.9

5/2026. Good medium bodied Cab Franc. Even fruit and slightly acidic. Paired well with the rib eye at Halls Chophouse. — 5 months ago

Shuhui Ng

9.1

Bouquet opens to floral perfume, dark fruits, leather, oak. Structured but light on the mouthfeel, acidic, medium tannins — 10 months ago

garry post

9.0

Lovely, fresh and fruity white wine. — 4 years ago

Karen Tripson

9.0

Intense flavors of terroir eucalyptus olive and more — 6 years ago

Joseph Carmona

9.0

Strong fragrance. Leathery with dark fruit
— 7 years ago

Anne Carman

9.3

Notes of plum, cherry and spice as it opens up. Hint of burnt orange mid palate with soft enveloping tannins, elegant linger and finish. — 7 years ago