We have transferred again this time to the Posada Salentein, a one and a half hour drive from Mendoza. We thought it would be a rustic, fairly basic ranch - how wrong could we be. On arrival we were not asked for passports and credit cards as usual, but asked the following three questions:
Would you like to go to your room or have a glass of wine?
Do you have any dietary requirements?
Do you want red or white?
I suspect you will guess our answers.
We are actually staying in a 12 roomed posada at a winery (hence the name of our room). There are beautifully manicured gardens, an outdoor pool and vineyards with nearly ripened grapes all around us. We enjoyed a lovely lunch yesterday at their very modern restaurant which is attached to the winery before enjoying a tour which told us how they make the wine and a tasting at the end. The Dutch owner is very interested in art and there was also a small gallery with modern Argentine works displayed alongside, very traditional paintings of windmills.
The restaurant in the Posada is also modern and last night we enjoyed a fabulous meal: the ubiquiutous empanadas to start with, a goat ragout which was absolutely delicious (HJ pretended it was beef), steaks with salad and potato wedges followed by creme caramel and coffee. We sampled Pinot Noir, Malbec and a sparkling win with dessert.
Our room is large and spacious with a brilliant bathroom although it does have frustratingly slow wi-fi and so pictures may or may not get posted.
All in all, we think we are in heaven and wish we were staying longer than two nights, especially as te sun is threateninhg to warm us up.
Would you like to go to your room or have a glass of wine?
Do you have any dietary requirements?
Do you want red or white?
I suspect you will guess our answers.
We are actually staying in a 12 roomed posada at a winery (hence the name of our room). There are beautifully manicured gardens, an outdoor pool and vineyards with nearly ripened grapes all around us. We enjoyed a lovely lunch yesterday at their very modern restaurant which is attached to the winery before enjoying a tour which told us how they make the wine and a tasting at the end. The Dutch owner is very interested in art and there was also a small gallery with modern Argentine works displayed alongside, very traditional paintings of windmills.
The restaurant in the Posada is also modern and last night we enjoyed a fabulous meal: the ubiquiutous empanadas to start with, a goat ragout which was absolutely delicious (HJ pretended it was beef), steaks with salad and potato wedges followed by creme caramel and coffee. We sampled Pinot Noir, Malbec and a sparkling win with dessert.
Our room is large and spacious with a brilliant bathroom although it does have frustratingly slow wi-fi and so pictures may or may not get posted.
All in all, we think we are in heaven and wish we were staying longer than two nights, especially as te sun is threateninhg to warm us up.
Sounds like heaven to me
ReplyDeleteDear Bon,
ReplyDeleteThat's what we thought until we moved to our current place in Chile, where we discovered that our meal plan also includes drinks! Currently replying with a view of a mountain and a G&T at the elbow!