The Carlos Pulenta winery was built in the year 2002 on a family farm in the
heart of Vistalba (Lujan de Cuyo). The architecture style is "Criollo" or Argentine native style. This blends perfectly
into the classic Mendoza terroir. Following the heritage of his ancestors and the traditional winemaking that the
first Italian and Spanish immigrants brought to Argentina, this is where Carlos Pulenta devloped his personal
undertaking of blending wines involving members of his family, advisors, enologists, and a highly-esteemed group
of people who knew his land well.

Grapes are harvested manually and when off the vine, their temperature is reduced in a cooling tunnel. Stems
and berries are selected twice. These grapes are gently placed in concrete fermentation tanks where, after three
to four days of cold maceration, fermentation begins. The winery has been designed in such a way that the whole
winemaking process is gravity induced without the use of pumps. The concrete fermentation tanks were designed
by Carlos Pulenta himself. Inside the tank walls there are water pipes that can circulate cold or hot water (radiant
heat or cold concept). The temperature of the water is computer-controlled. The main advantages of this system
are thermal inertia and micro oxygenation. Two French wooden barrels are used for the best selected grapes
destined to blend.

After being bottled, the wines rest in an undergound cellar which constitutes the heart of the winery itself.
Wines rest there in French oak casks in a temperature controlled room with a temperature of 58F and 80% relative
humidity, ideal conditions for wine.

Origin of the name "Tomero": The Tomero becomes a part of the vineyard
scenario in 1833 and his presence there continues to this day. His job is the distribution of irrigation water in those
vineyards or crop fields which, by law, are entitled to use the river water. The Tomero is hired by the
landowners, and his job is to open and close the 'Toma de Agua' (water intake channel) of each estate, according
to the number of water hours assigned. Today the Tomero is the symbol of an irrigation system developed more
than 100 years ago, which has enabled the development of vine-growing regions in Mendoza.