Meteora uses Malbec grapes from two comparatively young parcels on different soil types within the bodega’s Jardín de Hormigas property in Paraje Altamira. Fermented and aged in concrete, it has impressive focus, chalky freshness and depth, with layers of plum, redcurrant and raspberry fruit, racy acidity and graceful tannins.
Considering its incredibly approachable price point and its pitch-perfect rendering of Paraje Altamira, the 2024 Jardín de Hormigas Meteora is almost flabbergasting. The parcel that supplies this bottling varies with each vintage, but it is based on silt and layers of limestone, with more topsoil than the parcels supplying the Los Amantes. Immediate, nuanced and radiantly floral on the nose from the first pour, it captures a racier, sleeker and generally prettier side of the property with a less tenacious structure than its stablemate. The mouthfeel oozes finesse and elegance as it moves into a high-toned yet expansive finish that sits squarely in the top of the mouth rather than the depth of the Los Amantes, making for an electric yet sophisticated example of the region that should age beautifully. Drink: 2028-2036
Expressive but also deep and serious, with aromas of violets, blueberries, dark cherries and touches of savory mountain herbs and minerals. Juicy and almost full-bodied, with tension, fine-grained tannins and a long and nicely chewy finish. A blend of two parcels in the Jardin de Hormigas. Lots of harmony already, but better from 2027
