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After extensive research in several regions of Argentina, François Lurton established his vineyard on highland and semi-desert lands (poor graves reminiscent of those of Pessac-Léognan), on the foothills of the Cordillera: the Uco Valley.
Pioneer in this valley, he built his cellar the Bodega Piedra Negra, in the heart of 200 hectares of virgin land. With his expertise acquired around the world, he immediately set up environmentally friendly viticulture and produces remarkable wines there.
The choice of this place and the viticulture set up proves to be excellent. Thanks to the climatic conditions of this high-altitude desert, to the very draining and infertile gravelly alluvial soils, the wines of the Uco Valley, and more particularly those of Chacayes, have a unique personality, which combines freshness and concentration.
Today, the Uco Valley has become a must, and probably "the most talked about wine region in Argentina, or even in all of South America" according to Tim Atkin, of Decanter magazine.
Located at the foot of the Andean Cordillera, we are developing wine tourism on the estate in order to meet the growing number of wine lovers in the Uco Valley. Visitors can discover the vineyards on horseback and appreciate the natural biodiversity due to our environmental practices. The Uco Valley is 80 km south of the city of Mendoza, on the edge of Highway 40, a mythical road that runs along the Cordillera from north to south of the country.
The Uco Valley is rich in its deep agricultural soils, villages, farms and long rows of poplars that burn with foliage, and land perched on the Piedmont of the Cordillera at an altitude of more than 1,100 meters. The rivers descending from the Andean Cordillera have drawn alluvial soils of volcanic and granitic gravel, adding to the altitude and aridity, the rigor of a poor and filtering soil. Francois Lurton, who was the first to venture into the heights of Chacayes, knew how to guess in this desert and inhospitable country, the fibers of a great terroir.
website: www.bodegapiedranegra.com
Pioneer in this valley, he built his cellar the Bodega Piedra Negra, in the heart of 200 hectares of virgin land. With his expertise acquired around the world, he immediately set up environmentally friendly viticulture and produces remarkable wines there.
The choice of this place and the viticulture set up proves to be excellent. Thanks to the climatic conditions of this high-altitude desert, to the very draining and infertile gravelly alluvial soils, the wines of the Uco Valley, and more particularly those of Chacayes, have a unique personality, which combines freshness and concentration.
Today, the Uco Valley has become a must, and probably "the most talked about wine region in Argentina, or even in all of South America" according to Tim Atkin, of Decanter magazine.
Located at the foot of the Andean Cordillera, we are developing wine tourism on the estate in order to meet the growing number of wine lovers in the Uco Valley. Visitors can discover the vineyards on horseback and appreciate the natural biodiversity due to our environmental practices. The Uco Valley is 80 km south of the city of Mendoza, on the edge of Highway 40, a mythical road that runs along the Cordillera from north to south of the country.
The Uco Valley is rich in its deep agricultural soils, villages, farms and long rows of poplars that burn with foliage, and land perched on the Piedmont of the Cordillera at an altitude of more than 1,100 meters. The rivers descending from the Andean Cordillera have drawn alluvial soils of volcanic and granitic gravel, adding to the altitude and aridity, the rigor of a poor and filtering soil. Francois Lurton, who was the first to venture into the heights of Chacayes, knew how to guess in this desert and inhospitable country, the fibers of a great terroir.
website: www.bodegapiedranegra.com
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