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Alberto Tonconogy & Associates conceived the resort's architecture. Natural materials and a restrained interior style leave the mountain and vineyard views in command, rather than asking the buildings to compete with them.

The shared rooms are part of that design. A living room with a wood-fire chimney, a game room, the Wine Bar & Lounge and outdoor dining spaces create places to sit away from a bedroom. Below, an underground cellar holds regional wines. Each space has a different relationship to the valley, from a sheltered fire to open views across the vines.

The address is Ruta 94, kilometre 14.5, on the road to Manzano Histórico in the Tunuyán area. That matters when planning a Mendoza stay: Casa de Uco places the daily experience in the Uco Valley itself, with the property's vineyards and Andean horizon close at hand, rather than in the city.

Casa de Uco lists seven Cordón del Plata rooms, with either a private balcony or a broad bow window that doubles as a daybed. Both arrangements face vines and the Cordón del Plata range. Bathrooms have glass showers and spacious vanities; the bow window adds a place to sit directly beside the view.

Connecting Cordón del Plata rooms can be requested for companions travelling together.

Laguna Suites change the plan. All six have private terraces with wide panoramic views, a separate bedroom and living room, and a dressing area. Three of the six have a walk-in shower and separate bathtub facing the scenery. The private terrace remains a feature of the category; the view-facing bath belongs to the three-suite subset.

The one-bedroom villas sit in the vineyards beside the main resort building. Each has 100 square metres of total living space, of which 50 square metres are indoors. Large windows and sliding wooden panels connect the living and dining room to an inner patio; a rooftop terrace has a private tub overlooking vines, the Andes and Cordón del Plata. The spacious bedroom has a dressing area. The resort lists two of these one-bedroom villas.

A two-bedroom villa has a different setting and scale: 150 square metres in total, 100 indoors, beside the lagoon. Its deck looks over the water. Two bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms occupy different levels of the two-storey plan, and the villa is listed for up to four guests. The villa also has two-storey living and dining areas and ample dressing space for both bedrooms.

The restaurant's cooking begins in an organic vegetable garden and with produce from neighbouring growers in the Uco Valley. Seasonal ingredients guide the menu, which is described as a local expression of Mendoza rather than a fixed collection of dishes. Outdoor dining adds a direct view of mountains and vineyards to that food story. A separate four-course tasting menu is designed around the resort's wine lines.

Cocktails at the resort draw on local herbs, fruit and native products. The Wine Bar & Lounge offers a place to settle with a glass, while the underground cellar holds a selection of regional wines.

A winery tour begins on an upper gangway above the production space. From there, visitors look down into the working area of the experimental boutique winery before moving to the tasting room.

At harvest time, a guided experience includes a recreational harvest in the vineyard before following the grapes to the winery production line. The route continues to the reservoir for grape stomping, then pairs cheeses with the estate's complete wine portfolio and ends with Mendoza empanadas and Malbec.

In a blending session, guests work with a sommelier in the resort cellar. They first test two wine styles, then taste four components before choosing a final composition. A simulated Wine Plan follows, using those chosen components to set out the blend.

An outdoor cooking class uses seasonal produce from the resort's garden and fire as the cooking method. The cooked dishes are tasted with Casa de Uco wines. An asado among the vines brings Argentine beef cuts and garden vegetables together with selected wines.

Los Chañares is a secluded natural reserve on the property, with native vegetation and a deck looking towards the mountains. One lunch format reaches it on horseback, where a cook prepares the meal; a picnic is described for a wild deck amid the reserve's flora and fauna. The horseback route brings riders through Uco Valley scenery before they arrive for lunch.

Horseback riding can follow the vineyards and the estate reservoir, with stops for Andean views. Longer riding and hiking routes reach into the mountains; routes are planned around participants' abilities and weather. A sunrise outing begins by 4x4 from the hotel and continues on foot or horseback from the mountain's base, with breakfast described at the summit.

Closer to the resort, mountain bikes allow exploration between the vines. Archery starts with a safety briefing, followed by equipment setup, aiming and target practice. A fast tennis court is also listed with equipment. These guest activities depend on availability, group size and weather.

Uco Spa lists aromatherapy and wine-themed treatments, alongside dry and wet saunas, massages, facials and exfoliation. Its suggested sequence runs from the dry sauna through a shower and wet sauna before massage. A fitness room is also listed.

Hot-stone massage combines oils with heated stones, while the deep-tissue option uses more focused pressure. A relaxing massage uses nourishing oils and aromas. Facials follow a different sequence of cleansing, exfoliation, mask and moisturising massage. One mask uses Mendoza clay; another facial mask contains cabernet grape extract, argan oil and gold lamellae.

Exfoliation options use rosemary with citrus or lavender with floral oils from the organic garden.