Place Matters.
Winemakers have a word for it: terroir. It’s the sum total of all the elements—climate, soils, farming and much more—that transform a wine into a unique expression of time and place.
Few places combine so many magical components as Argentina’s Uco Valley. Here, the foothills of the Andes mountains provide stony soil for ideal drainage and root growth. High altitude (3,700 feet) and arid conditions (only about 12 inches of rain annually) create wide thermal ranges and long growing seasons. Days can exceed 30º Celsius, and nights sometimes fall to 5º or lower.
The drama plays out in our grapes, with healthy, concentrated fruit, beautiful color, and long ripening seasons that allow each vintage to realize its fullest potential. You’ll experience that sense of place in the aromas and flavors of every glass of Andeval wines.
The Los Chacayes District
Nearly all wine drinkers have heard about Mendoza and the Uco Valley, a high-altitude sub-region about an hour to the south, where some of Argentina’s most celebrated wines are produced. Fewer know the small Uco Valley geographical indication of Los Chacayes, which is fast becoming a center for winemakers seeking to expand the possibilities for terroir-driven Argentina wines.
More than twenty years ago, François Lurton pioneered winemaking here with his Piedra Negra wines and generously agreed to share the Geographical Indication with other local wineries.
In a designation that’s more political than terrior-influenced, the stream that forms the dividing line between the Los Chacayes and Los Sauces IGs runs through the middle of our properties. As a result, our red wines officially are from Los Sauces even though they share the same soils and climate characteristics.
Experience The Vineyards
Don’t just drink the wine. Live the wine life when you visit The Vines Resort & Spa, one of the world’s top resort destinations, located within the vineyard and winemaking collective where Andeval is located. Ranked as one of Travel + Leisure’s 2020 Top Resorts in South America, Robb Report’s “Best of the Best,” and Elite Traveler’s Top 101 Hotel Suites.
