"By the year 2015, the greatness of Argentinean wines made from the Malbec grape will be understood as a given. This French varietal, which failed so miserably on its home soil in Bordeaux, has reached startling heights of quality in Argentina."
Robert Parker Jr.
Weinert Malbec Estrella 1977 was one of the best wines I have ever had in my whole life. "Bodegas y Cavas de Weinert" more classic approach to winemaking is what makes the difference in the Argentina wine scene. No better or worse than the rest. Just different. And that's what makes Weinert wines so enjoyable. Not the fruit bombs or the muscular wines that we are so used to find right now. All of Weinert's wines sneak up on you silently, with no pretensions whatsoever, but when you start pouring the wine all of the sudden everything changes, and you are immersed in a whole different world of aromas, unique bouquet, and fruit characteristics, and almost always very well balanced.
Weinert aged their wines in large old casks, rendering a more Old World-style bottling. I still have two bottles of this masterpiece and I am waiting for the right occasion to enjoy them.
Why Weinert today? I just found this in YouTube and I am happy to see finally Don Bernardo getting the recognition that he deserves. Kudos to his daughter and apparent heir Iduna for producing this wonderful little video. Enjoy:
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