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Padrillos
                                                                                             Ernesto Catena is a fourth
                                                                                             generation winemaker with an
                                                                                             intense passion for horses.
                                                                                             Ernesto has more than 30 retired
                                                                                             polo ponies from his own stud
                                                                                             farm that now enjoy life on his
                                                                                             vineyards.
                                      UCO VALLEY (cont)


                                                                                             Siesta
         Padrillos                                                 vineyardbrands.com        The Inca would often bury
         Padrillos Malbec Vista Flores 2018                        $119.90                   offerings to the land so that it
         Padrillos Pinot Noir Mendoza 2017                         $143.90                   would remain healthy and fertile.
                                                                                             Following this ancient tradition,
                                                                                             every year Ernesto Catena’s team
                                                                                             buries a few bottles of their best
                                                                                             wines in the Vistaflores vineyard,
         Siesta en el Tahuantinsuyu                                vineyardbrands.com        hoping that while sleeping their
                                                                                             endless ‘Siesta’, these bottles will
         Siesta Cabernet Sauvignon Vista Flores 2012 (6pk)         $143.90                   protect the vines, people, and
         Siesta Cabernet Franc Vista Flores 2014 (6pk)             $167.90        92 TA      harvest. Siesta uses
                                                                                             biodynamically-certified grapes
         Siesta Malbec Vista Flores 2014 (6pk)                     $167.90        91 TA      that have been fermented in small
                                                                                             tanks. The wine is later aged in
                                                                                             French and American oak barrels
                                                                                             for 14 months and then ages in
                                                                                             bottle for another year.
         TintoNegro                                                vineyardbrands.com
         TintoNegro Malbec Mendoza 2018                            $131.90
         TintoNegro Malbec Uco Valley 2016                         $155.90                   TintoNegro
         TintoNegro Malbec Los Chacayes Limestone Block 2017       $203.90                   TintoNegro was born of the long-
                                                                                             time friendship and professional
                                                                                             collaboration of Alejandro
                                                                                             Sejanovich and Jeff Mausbach,
                                                                                             colleagues at Bodega Catena
         Viña Cobos                                                paulhobbswines.com        Zapata for almost 15 years. The
                                                                                             wines explore the terroirs of
         Viña Cobos Malbec Tunuyán Chañares Estate Cobos 2015 (3pk)   $645.00        98 JS, 96 WA   Mendoza where Malbec does
                                                                                             best, gradually isolating unique
                                                                                             vineyard sites and winemaking
                                                                                             techniques, and showcasing the
                                                                                             heights of concentration and
         Zuccardi                                                  winesellers.com           complexity to which Malbec can
                                                                                             aspire.
         Zuccardi Torrontes Salta Serie A 2019                     $155.90        91 WA

         Zuccardi Cabernet Sauvignon Uco Valley Serie A 2016       $155.90
         Zuccardi Bonarda Uco Valley Serie A   2016                $155.90                   Viña Cobos
         Zuccardi Malbec Uco Valley Serie A 2018                   $155.90        92 JS, 91 WA   Viña Cobos is an estate and
                                                                                             collaboration between Luis
                                                                                             Barraud and Andrea Marchiori
         Zuccardi Chardonnay Tupungato Q 2016                      $191.90        92 TA      of Mendoza, and prolific
                                                                                             Californian winemaker Paul
         Zuccardi Cabernet Sauvignon La Consulta/Gualtallary Q 2015    $191.90               Hobbs. A new flagship for Viña
         Zuccardi Cabernet Franc Paraje Altamira/San Pablo Q 2016     $191.90                       Cobos, Chañares estate is in the
                                                                                             Los Árboles zone of Tunuyán.
         Zuccardi Malbec La Consulta/Vista Flores Q 2018           $191.90        92 WA, 92 JS   This Malbec is only produced in
         Zuccardi Tempranillo Santa Rosa Q 2013                    $191.90        91 JS      exceptional vintages.


         Zuccardi Chardonnay San Pablo Fosil 2017 (6pk)            $263.90        91 WE

         Zuccardi Cabernet Franc San Pablo Poligonos 2018          $275.90                   Zuccardi
         Zuccardi Malbec Paraje Altamira Poligonos 2016            $275.90        94 WE      As Jose Zuccardi puts it: "The
                                                                                             word 'family' is central to the way
         Zuccardi Malbec San Pablo Poligonos 2017                  $275.90        93 WE      in which we have always run our
                                                                                             business… To guarantee the
         Zuccardi Bonarda, Uco Valley Emma 2017 (6pk)              $185.90                   quality of Zuccardi, we believe in
                                                                                             using people rather than
         Zuccardi Malbec Uco Valley Concreto 2017 (6pk)            $167.90        96 JS, 94 WA   machines whenever possible”.
         Zuccardi Malbec Blend Uco Valley Jose 2014 (6pk)          $209.90        94 WA, 92 JS   The nearly 500 workers at
                                                                                             Zuccardi Valle de Uco are
         Zuccardi Malbec Paraje Altamira Tito 2016 (6pk)           $167.90        93 WA      employed year-round and the
         Zuccardi Malbec Paraje Altamira Amphora Project 2018 (6pk)    $330.00               winery provides subsidized
                                                                                             health care and free education to
         Zuccardi Malbec Paraje Altamira Aluvonial 2014 (6pk)      $407.90        93 WA      all of them.

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