Postales Hotel Valle De Uco

Postales Hotel Boutique offers the peace and serenity, typical of any countryside hotel that follows the seasons activities. It has 37 acres of vineyards, traditional crops and our own vegetable garden that you can explore and feel connected with nature.

It has the warmth of the big farmhouses of Mendoza, reflected by their high cane ceilings, their private galleries and their integration with the surroundings. It has the charm of a home decorated with past findings and contemporary details, having the modern life comfort at the same time.

It brings the magic of awakening the senses and makes visitors enjoy the little things in life, including best wine tasting, exquisite flavors from the Resto, cooking classes, tours around the property, aromatherapy, dolce far niente in the pool, and a Valley exploration. Free WIFI access in the entire hotel and its rooms.

THE ESTATE
Finca del Nunca Jamás is the combination among the expertise of 3 generations of winegrowers from the Uco Valley, the nature’s leading role expressed through agroecology, the precision viticulture and exploration of the terroir, and the search for excellence and innovation in our boutique winery.

THE VINEYARDS
The unique character of our wines comes from our conviction that the wine is born at the vineyard and that it is an unrepeatable expression of its terroir of origin.

The agroecology and the precision viticulture allow us to care for each individual plant and to achieve the point of perfection within the grapes, and then the wines, regarding their concentration, aromatic expression, homogeneity and developing tannins.

Slight adjustments may be made along the wine making process, but its ultimate quality lies within its DNA determined by the quality of the grape.

We look after each plant at every developing stage, from pruning up to harvest, maintaining the fair and essential pure snowmelt water volume thanks to our drip irrigation system that also allows us to control the plant health and guarantee our organic distinctive production.

We give much importance to the care of the ground paying it in individual with such grape pomace that returns to the soil completing the cycle of the plant.

We secure optimum ripeness and great concentration of aromas thanks to the generous sunshine time (320 sunny days per year), the very special temperature range of the Uco Valley that provides signature aromas, the canopy management (selective leaf removal) and the amount of clusters per plant (thinning as needed).

THE TERROIR
The diversity of terroirs within our vineyards provides us with different expressions that, when joined, produce wines that combine freshness and concentration with great balance and elegance.

Vista Flores vineyards, which are the most ancient ones, have alluvial soils with a mixture of boulder and sand, and minor temperature range, which results in full-bodied wines with appealing ripe red berries aromas and balanced acidity.

Colonia Las Rosas vineyards, located at a lower altitude (950-1030 m), offers mostly sandy soils with loam, less stones and thus less permeability, and a wider temperature range, which result in deep violet wines, less structured but with very interesting fresh fruit aromas and good acidity.

Chacayes vineyards, located between 1100 and 1350 meters above sea level, show rocky soils with little sand and clay, and loamy deposits that provide tannin firmness, a mineral character, elegance and fresh fruit and floral notes.

THE WINERY
We conceived our winery as a wine studio where, thanks to an excellent technology, we get the best of each plot and each terroir. Then, the careful attention, the art to lead each wine to its utmost potential, and the magical assemblage shape the quality of our wines.

The secrets of our winery are there for everyone to see thanks to our glazed tasting room and restaurant from where one can genuinely see the very core of the winery and the whole vinification process.

The harvest takes place in the early hours of the morning at their optimal ripeness in 16 kg crates on our Vista Flores, Chacayes and Colonia Las Rosas vineyards, carefully handling the grapes to avoid berry damage. Harvesting is performed several times so as to pick only the clusters with the sought-after ripeness.

At the winery, we select the clusters and berries to pour the best ones into the tanks in order to start the cold maceration (1 to 3 days at 6°C) which will extract color and aromas (only for red wines), prior to the alcoholic fermentation (10 to 12 days at 26-28 °C) which will convert sugar into alcohol, and the malolactic fermentation.

Then, the wines that will go to French oak barrels, new or used only once, are carefully selected based on the detected ageing potential for each of the wines made. Once the ageing time in barrel has been achieved, we decide on the final blending and proceed with bottling, where the wine is aged for at least 6 months.

DINING
Not only at the Winery (lunches) but also at the Hotel (dinners), the gastronomy originates in our agroecological garden, with a zero-kilometre cuisine proposal, from farm to table, according to the seasons rhythm.

We firmly believe in the importance of the product, its flavor and simplicity, the passion for the cuisine, the relaxed and joyful ceremony that involves sharing meals and enjoying a delicious dish and an exceptional wine.

From the Winery Restaurant, one can appreciate both the core of the winery and the imposing sight of a breathtaking landscape where the Andes mountain range, the vineyards and the extensive park invite you to stay forever…

You will be able to genuinely discover the secrets of our winery while indulging in paired dishes or just choosing to taste the wine and surrender to the magic of the landscape with no time limit…

The nights are enjoyed within the privacy of the hotel with limited place settings and an intimist atmosphere. Depending on the seasons, you will be able to enjoy the illuminated park and vineyard or the warmth of the fireplace. Our a la carte menu caters for every taste and restrictions, and varies to the rhythm of the crops from the vegetable garden.

THE ORGANIC GARDEN
The organic vegetable garden invites you to travel deep into life origins, at the seasons rhythm. This is a unique opportunity to stay away from the city routine and admire the greatness of nature. We take care of each plant to get the fruit’s finest expression. From our terroir, the best flavors come to our table.

The organic estate not only has vineyards that extend as far as the eye can see, but also is home to a vast agroecological garden with more than 80 varieties of vegetables, including some ancient plants and other exotic ones.

It is an ode to the seasons’ cycle and to life, thanks to the year-long activities, from picking our own seeds, growing seedlings at the geodesic greenhouse, preparing the soil, sowing, and harvesting fruits.

Website: www.postalesarg.com

Rooms: 9

Price: from 201 EUR per night