Valle de Uco Wine Route — Mendoza to SanCarlos.
Distance
150 km
Duration
1 day
Climb
900 m
Valle de Uco Wine Route — Mendoza to San Carlos.
An easy day through Argentina's most celebrated high-altitude wine country. From the city of Mendoza the route runs south along the foot of the Andes through Luján de Cuyo and the Uco Valley, past malbec vineyards framed by the snow of the Cordón del Plata.
Quick facts
SurfacePaved
Distance150 km
Days1
Total climb900 m
DifficultyEasy
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The route.
MendozaStart · Start in leafy Mendoza city. Easy exit south toward Luján de Cuyo; the roads are flat and paved throughout.
Luján de CuyoScenic Point · The heartland of old-vine malbec. Bodegas line the back roads around Agrelo and Perdriel — an early tasting stop if you're not riding far.
TupungatoScenic Point · Gateway to the Uco Valley under the 6,570 m Tupungato volcano. Poplar-lined lanes and some of the highest vineyards in the world.
TunuyánRestaurant · Lunch in the Uco Valley's main town. Long views west to the Cordón del Plata; a good base for the boutique wineries of Los Chacayes.
San CarlosEnd · Finish in the old frontier town of San Carlos / La Consulta at the southern end of the Uco Valley — apple orchards, vineyards and Andean quiet.
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