Belasco de Baquedano
Lujan de Cuyo
Overview
If you want to improve your ability to smell the difference between cherries and strawberries, or chocolate and coffee, you can train your wine tasting palate at the unique aroma room in this Spanish owned winery. Aromas are "captured" in clear cylinders makes for a scent-illating tour as you discover the primary, secondary and tertiary smells commonly found in wines. The winery focuses only on making Malbec, with much experimentation in oak usage and processing.
Their Navarra Restaurant offers a beautiful view, overlooking their vineyards. Between noon and 4:00 p.m. daily, they serve a four-course meal of upscale South American cuisine, each paired with a different type of their specialty Malbecs, including their Malbec rose and their late harvest Malbec, Antracita, a sweet sensation.
Our Tip: If you visit in late October and are feeling fit, register to run in the 11 Millas de los Campeones (11 Miles of Champions) race that starts at Belasco. What other race offers 5.5 and 11 mile courses through the vineyards, with a bottle of wine at the finish.
