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Bodegas Salentein

Mendoza, Argentina

Worlds Best Vineyards Accolades
  • #9 World's Best Vineyards 2023

Art, wine and gastronomy converge in the Uco Valley, where the cross-shaped Salentein winery, established in 1996, is stunningly stamped on the desert land of the Andean foothills just south of Mendoza. Its four wings each ferment and store wine before gravity takes it to the underground cellars to mature in oak barrels resting on natural stone floors decorated with compass roses. Tasting is also subterranean, taking place around a 2-ton limestone conference table extracted from nearby San Juan. The ultra-modern Killka gallery space exhibits works by a host of artists (many local) whilst its glass-fronted restaurant is presided over by the epic scenery. Elsewhere, there is a chapel and the homely Posada hotel, with a swimming pool overlooking the vines and pavilion-style restaurant serving traditional food (including Tomaticán stews and empanadas cooked in the clay oven). Horse rides will take you up to the San Pablo Ranch, to roam some of the world’s highest vineyards.

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Location

Ruta 89 s/n, Los Arboles de Villegas, Mendoza, M5563