Bodegas Salentein
Bodegas Salentein · Mendoza, Argentina, Los Arboles de Villegas
Por The 50 Discovery ·
An Uco Valley pioneer: A true landmark of Mendoza’s Uco Valley – source of modern-day South American icon wines Portillo, Killka and Salentein – Bodegas Salentein was born in 1996, when Dutch entrepreneur Mijndert Pon bought the present estate and began planting vineyards. It was in 1997 that he planted Uco’s first high-altitude Malbec, at 1,300m above sea level. The cornerstone of Salentein’s architectural behemoth of a winery was laid a year later, and this stunning edifice, set amid acres of vineyards with the snowcapped Andes towering behind it, never fails to impress visitors.
Nº 12 · The World’s 50 Best Vineyards
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