An architect designed totally modern and space ship like building houses the O Fournier winery in the Uco valley near Mendoza. Their flagship wines are the Alfa crux and B crux wines. Their wines are all hand picked and hand selected and have been awarded a number of international awards. Their restaurant - urban - is situated next to a lake and offers a 6 course wine matched degustation. The tasting also included their top Alfa and B Crux wines.

O Fournier winery

Urban restaurant

Beetroot frappe with scallion marinated with lemon and olive oil

Kebabs with yogurt sauce and mint

Corn three ways - cream of maiz soup topped with toasted corn and a dollop of corn foam

Rib eye steak grilled with au gratin onions with blue cheese

Crispy pasta filled with vegetables and caper sauce

Torrontes sorbet

Philo pastry with dolce de leche cream

Alfa crux 02: 60% tempranillo, 35% malbec, 5% merlot
93 points wine spectator
Four star decanter
Best new word red - steven spurrier decanter magazine
86 in the top 100 wine spectator 2006
Wine spectator grand tour 2007
17.5 points jancis robinson
Silver medal decanter world wine awards

The Ruca Malen boutique Winery in Lujan, the closest wine region to
Mendoza, offers a lovely wine matched 5 course lunch every day. This is
a great way to try their range of wines over a nice long lunch
surrounded by beautiful vines and the Andes. They have won a number of
awards for their malbecs and cab savs.

Great views to the vines and Andes from the restaurant

Caramalised leeks with carrots and lime sauce

Empanada with pork and onions and pepper sauce

Roasted pumpkin mousse with dried tomatoes and malbec sauce

The classic Argenetinian steak!

Ravioli with ricotta and pumpkin and sauce of almond and cheese and
herbs

Dulce de leche panna cotta with peaches

Very satisfied customers at the end of the meal :)

When you look up dining in Mendoza, every website and blog says you have
to go to Azafran. It seems to rate as the best place to dine in Mendoza.
The restaurant is very low key, rustic looking and has an amazing wine
celler. The sommelier is extremely helpful and it is well worth picking
your bottle of wine for the night and then planning your meal around it.
Chef Pablo Raena adds modern twists on argentian cuisine and does a
great job. Every dish was great and Pablo was really friendly and talked
us through the dishes himself. Yes - definitely a must when in Mendoza.
We had a great Peidra Negra 2003 Malbec from uco valley on the night.

Amazing wine celler

Famous Mendoza Malbecs

Trio de empanadas
-Sweetbread and mushroom
-Sausage and onion
-Blood sausage and parmesan

Solomillo de cerdo - grilled pork tenderloin with blueberry and malbec
wine sauce with pears and mushroom in philo dough

Petit fillet - petit tenderloin steak 6oz with blue cheese portobello
and spinach in philo dough sweet potato puree and roasted bell pepper
sauce

Warm molten chocolate cake with orange and olive oil icecream

the cake was warm soft and sensational...

Chef Pablo...