Benvenuto de la Serna

Benvenuto de la Serna is a family winery from Mendoza, founded by Silvio Benvenuto and Marcela de la Serna together with their three children. Its vineyard is in the Uco Valley, one of the most renowned areas in the country for producing quality wines, and the project brings together two family histories: the Benvenutos, of Genoese origin, and the de la Sernas, with roots in Spain.

The estate covers about 180 hectares, at roughly 1,000 meters above sea level, irrigated with water from the Andes. It sits on the bed of a dry creek, with sandy loam alluvial soil and plenty of stones, which forces the vines to work hard and allows vigor to be controlled without thinning clusters. The varieties were planted according to altitude and soil, in a mirror arrangement.

The winery was built in harmony with its surroundings, with its façade covered in stones from the estate itself. It has a double sorting table, stainless steel tanks smaller than usual to closely control vinification, and capacity for 600,000 liters of vessels and 400,000 bottles for aging.

The wines

The range has three labels. Trisagio is the flagship wine: an equal blend of Malbec, Petit Verdot and Tannat, aged for more than 18 months in new French oak barrels and at least one more year in bottle. Benvenuto de la Serna is a complex Malbec, aged in French and American oak barrels and for more than six months in bottle. Mil Piedras, with Malbec and Merlot, is the estate's fruit-driven line, made for sharing with friends.

Practical information

The website offers a specific contact for guided tours and another email address for inquiries; it is advisable to write or call before going, since the winery is in the Uco Valley and is reached by car. Visit times and conditions are not listed in the sources consulted.