Martin Welsh
Google
We stayed here at this gorgeous finca as part of our South American holiday. To be honest I wasn’t too sure at first. The driver failed to find the gate which was just off the main road. It looked smaller than expected. Then we were met by Alezandro, a very relaxed young man with excellent English! He showed us around explained that it was still owned by the same family after over 120 years and they still stayed there. You are immediately engaged with the natural surroundings of the vineyard, the nature, the facilities and the lovely calm setting at the swimming pool. The rooms we had were delux suites, stunning and spacious in an old but very well maintained Argentinian fashion. The rooms and facilities were clean and you had everything you needed. We took part in the cooking classes on the first night hosted by Christina. We were joined by a great couple from Florida and we mainly watched whilst Christina demonstrated a classic Argentinian dinner from start to finish. We helped make the empanadas. We all then ate together and it was a great way to spend our first night. The place really grabs you. It is so relaxing. We did a few wine tours in the mornings, returning to the peace and tranquility in the afternoon and mainly used the hammocks or the pool area. The small town is 2 minutes walk from the finca and had a large pharmacy, a bakery and a supermarket along with some nice restaurants. The staff were all excellent and very well mannered and helpful. They helped arrange a trip up to the man made lake / reservoir Potrerillos which had been recommended and also didn’t disappoint. I thought we would struggle to fill 3 days in Mendoza however I would say there’s so much to see and do I would allow more time next time. Wineries and the tasting were spectacular and well run. Our hosts were always very good and took time to take you through all the different wines and the reason for the differences. Our favourite was Monte Quieto, family run and excellent wines (to be fair there weren’t any bad wines in the whole trip!). I’d definitely recommend this finca and would definitely return in the future.