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Salentein winery is easily one of the most impressive wineries to visit in Mendoza. Founded in 1996 by a Dutch entrepreneur, the estate is based in the heart of the Uco Valley with some of the most striking modern architecture in Argentina. As well as the showcase winery, dubbed the wine cathedral, Salentein has an art gallery, sculpture garden, two restaurants, a wine hotel, a chapel and another workhorse winery. With all this on offer, as well as some of the finest wines in Tunuyán, it’s easy to see why Salentein is one of the most-visted wineries in Argentina.
About Salentein winery
Salentein was one of the true modern pioneers of the Uco Valley, established in 1996 by Dutch entrepreneur and visionary Myndert Pon. Focused on high-altitude viticulture for premium wines, and with a vision for creating an important wine tourism route, Salentein helped paved the way for modern wineries in the Uco Valley which has now become one of the best-known wine regions in Latin America.
Today Myndert’s children Frederike, Mariette and Ben now run the family business, and Salentein is not only recognised for the quality of its wines but also as one of the landmark contemporary wineries of Argentina with celebrated architecture and design.
A stunning building outside and in, renowned local architects Bormida & Yanzon designed Salentein winery with a functional gravity flow system in mind, but also creating a very handsome Greek amiptheatre-style cellar room and a Southern Cross formation to the winery. The acoustics here are amazing, and Salentein holds tango and classical music concerts here twice a year to prove it. A huge stone mural of a compass rose at the center also makes it picture-perfect for concerts.
