Santa Julia - Malbec/ Bonarda Tintillo 2018

Robert Parker 90 Points Wine Reviews Panel--93 Points Drink it Cold  A blend of malbec and bonarda made by carbonic maceration (the technique best known in beaujolais), the wine is a throwback to the jug wines Mendoza used to make for domestic consumption in the asado restaurants of Buenos Aires. It is meant to fuel conversation, not be the subject of it. Bring on the empanadas and cue the tango music Familia Zuccardi is a family owned winery started in 1963 when they planted the first vineyard in Maipu, then a desert region, followed in 1973 by a second vineyard in Santa Rosa, another desert.