Bodegas Salentein

When Dutch entrepreneur Mijndert Pon arrived in Mendoza’s Uco Valley in 1996, he envisioned a winery that could pair high-altitude viticulture with art and architecture. Salentein’s vineyards lie between roughly 1,050 and 1,700 metres, spanning several microclimates.

The cross-shaped winery sits at about 1,200 metres, with gravity carrying wine from the tank level to the underground barrel cellar. Native desert habitat has been preserved around the winery, beside Killka, the estate’s cultural centre with Argentine and European art, gardens and a restaurant.