2009 DIETER MEIER PURO MALBEC CABERNET
MALBEC CABERNET
Review
Release Date
Region
Wine Advocate #198 89 POINTS
August 2011
OJO DE VINO, AGRELO ALTO, MENDOZA
Tasting Notes
Wonderful aromas of red and black fruits leap from the glass. Fresh and vibrant on the palate, with plums and cherries this wine is lush and intensely flavored yet has a fabulous sense of elegance. Long on the finish.
Technical Notes
- Vineyard: Agrelo Alto,Mendoza,Argentina
- Variety: 55% Malbec, 45% Cabernet
- Wine analysis: 14.3% Vol
- Total Acidity 4.73 grs./ltr
- Residual Sugars 2.95 grs./ltr.
- ph 3.8
Reviews
Wine Advocate #198
The 2009 Malbec (55%) – Cabernet (45%) offers up an especially expressive nose for its humble price. Asian spices, incense, floral notes, cherry cola, and assorted black fruits lead to a savory, sweetly-fruited, forward wine. In the glass it opens to reveal excellent volume, balance, and length. It is an excellent value meant for drinking over the next 5-6 years.
The owner of the Ojo de Vino Estate responsible for the Puro wines is Dieter Meier, famous in the field of techno music. The Puro wines are Certified Organic. (Jay Miller)
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Estate Profile
The Visionary and Owner behind the incredible Ojo de Vino Estate in the Agrelo Alto sub-region of Mendoza, is Dieter Meier, who is also well known for the highly successful Swiss electronic music group Yello - the “godfathers of techno.” His uncompromising passion for wine is the driving force behind the Puro 100% Certified Organic Wines. The vineyard is one of the highest elevation vineyards in the district, providing fruit with immensely intense lush, intense and well defined character. Dieter has along with his young winemaker Alain Bramaz adopted a very uncompromising “low yield” approach in the vineyard, making the Ojo de Vino Estate arguably the lowest yielding in Argentina.
Agrelo Alto is considered Mendoza’s best wine-producing region. Spectacular topography with foothills and high plains. At 1000 meters above sea level, the dry, hot climate, the extreme temperature differences between night and day, and the melting water from the Andes create ideal conditions for organically cultivated wine of outstanding quality.
The terroir of the Ojo de Vino Estate is exceptional. The soil is stony and dry, and contains several minerals that have been washed down in melt-water from the Andes over millions of years.
The charismatic Dieter Meier seems to have boundless energy. Beyond his Puro project, he is also the only producer of 100% Certified Organic Beef in Argentina, is the Owner of two restaurants in Zurich which feature his wines and beef, and is soon to open another in Buenos Aires. Beyond that he continues his endeavours in music, art and film.
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