Description
Bodega y Cavas de Weinert is based in a historic 1890 cellar in Carrodilla, Luján de Cuyo, which Brazilian German businessman Bernardo Weinert rescued and restored in 1975. Working first with famed Argentine oenologist Raúl de la Mota, the estate began production in 1977 and helped establish Malbec as a serious varietal wine in Argentina. Its identity remains notably traditional: red wines ferment in concrete and mature in very large, seasoned French and Slovenian oak casks—rather than small new barrels—so the wines develop slowly with earthiness, texture, and freshness instead of pronounced new-oak flavor; and Carrascal Malbec is their flagship wine.
100% Malbec selected from 15- to 60-year-old vineyards across Luján de Cuyo and neighboring Maipú, including Agrelo, Chacras de Coria, Ugarteche, El Carrizal, and Russell. Although the winery historically works with independent growers rather than a large estate vineyard, it tightly directs its sourcing: fruit is hand-harvested, sorted in the vineyard, carried in small 20-kilogram cases, and promptly crushed. The producer has organic certification and works under agricultural oversight, successfully completing the full conversion to organic production in 2019; its emphasis on older vines, careful fruit selection, and low-impact farming supports the wine’s depth and site character. Following a traditional, temperature-controlled fermentation of roughly 7–10 days, with twice-daily pump-overs to manage extraction, the wine completed malolactic fermentation. It was then matured for 18 months in Weinert’s signature oversized French-oak foudres (ranging between 2,200 and 6,000 liters); this gentle, low-oak-impact aging softens tannins and builds savory complexity while preserving the plum, dark-cherry, and violet character of Malbec.
Succulent dark berry and stone fruit aromas, layered with earthy, subtly herbal notes. The palate is ripe and juicy yet balanced, with a lovely full body, showing flavors of black plum, dark cherry, violet-laced blackberry, and a soft earthy, savory edge; smooth round tannins, integrated oak, and a fresh lift carry the dark-fruit flavors through a long, gently spiced finish.
