Mendel Wines

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Where to eat nearby

Restaurants near Mendel Wines, sorted by driving time.

• Olive Luján de Cuyo 5 min drive Restaurante de comida sin gluten ★ 4.4 (117 reviews)
• Tu Cafe 6 min drive Cafetería ★ 4.7 (3 reviews)
• Confitería Sabropan 6 min drive Panadería ★ 4.1 (321 reviews) $$
• Bodega Carmelo Patti. 6 min drive Bodega ★ 4.9 (1,040 reviews)
• Otero Ramos 6 min drive Bodega ★ 4.9 (138 reviews)
• Open Plaza Cafe 6 min drive Cafetería ★ 4.0 (149 reviews)

Driving times calculated on the OpenStreetMap road network, not straight-line distance.

Getting there

History

Founded in 2002

Mendel is a small boutique winery in Mayor Drummond, Luján de Cuyo, founded in 2002 by winemaker Roberto de la Mota together with the Sielecki family. Old vines are its signature: 11 hectares of massal-selection Malbec planted in 1928 at Finca Mendel, 950 metres above sea level, alongside Finca de los Andes in Perdriel and Finca Remota in Paraje Altamira, Valle de Uco. Output is deliberately small and built around age-worthy reds: Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and the Unus blend, plus a barrel-fermented Semillón and the Lunta range. Visits run Monday to Friday except holidays and must be booked in advance: you walk the 1928 vineyard, tour the original period winery and finish with a guided tasting of wines and olive oil.