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. — 10 hours ago

Ivan Peci

9.1

Marca blanca de rioja alta — 10 months ago

with Pedro and Carlos

Daniel veit

9.2

Pretty darn close to old school Napa. — 3 years ago

Jorge Herrera

9.2

Muy sabroso, suave, agradable en boca, frutas. — 5 years ago

Brandon T

9.2

Can’t get enough of these chards. Just behind the Zephyr for me. — 6 years ago

Milos Milosevic

9.0

Pretty good stuff — 8 years 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

romo

9.3

Some poopy bret blew off in 30 mins and revealed a sheer dress of leafy brown spice. Likely peaked at 15 years. — 8 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.2

Kike a jorge b jorge c — 9 months ago

Ryan Boyle

9.1

$18 at food lion — 2 years ago

Duane Nicholson

9.1

Let’s qualify this statement by saying that I’m not a wine connoisseur. That said, I really enjoyed this wine. Not overly sweet and smooth.. — 5 years ago

Kathy Westerhoff

9.2

$5 wine from VC liquor store - it was pretty good. This was a 2018 batch. — 6 years ago

with Chris

Luiz Correa

9.0

Good Malbec — 7 years ago

Akshay Venkitasubramanian

9.0

Discovered a new region in Bordeaux - tastes like juice — 5 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2015 vintage. Light-medium/medium body. Elegant with just the right mix of primary and secondary characteristics currently. Some earthy tones, some pretty tones. Picked up 3 cases for an affordable ($35 a btl) domestic Cab with a decade of age on it. 2013 effort (not reviewed) had a slightly, off-putting, prunish note on the finish that wouldn’t leave the party so passed on it and went with this instead. 3.11.26. — 7 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

Jess

9.0

Umberto Cesari Liano Prosecco
DOC
Pale lemon color.
Aromas of pear, honeydew.
Dry. Flavors of lemon, pear, honeydew, lemon thyme.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 2/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 2 years ago

Michael P

9.0

Well balance, high acidity, red fruits can be kept in the cellar for a few years. — 5 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

Ben May

8.9

Would drink again — 8 years ago