San Rafael

Estancia Colomé

SALTA – Argentina’s oldest winery, James Turrell Museum

Founded in 1831 by Nicolás Severo de Isasmendi y Echalar, the last Spanish governor of Salta, who brought in Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon vines – considered the oldest working winery in Argentina. Hidden in a corner of the Calchaquí Valleys, at 2,300 m above sea level in Molinos (a village of 400 people). Acquired by Donald Hess (the Swiss Hess Family Estates group) and reimagined in the early 21st century. Altura Máxima: one of the highest vineyards in the world, at 3,111 m. Winemaker: Thibaut Delmotte. Colomé Group CEO: Manuel Lanús. Farm-to-table cooking by cook Patricia Courtois, with a seasonal menu that rescues and reinvents regional flavours. The James Turrell Museum: the only one in the world devoted to the American artist and master of perception.