Domingo Lucas Bombal was born in Mendoza in 1892 and educated in England, where he studied at Eton College and attended the University of Cambridge. That European experience—shaped by culture, architecture, and a deep agricultural perspective—formed a singular sensitivity toward wine and land.

In the 1910s, when the Uco Valley had yet to exist as a recognized wine region, he chose to plant vineyards in La Carrera, high in the mountains, at over 1,400 meters above sea level. It was a radical, visionary decision: to read altitude, cold, and thermal amplitude as allies, decades before those concepts entered the vocabulary of Argentine wine.

That impulse took concrete form in 1926 with the construction of the winery, a founding gesture that gave shape to an intuition ahead of its time. In 1933, the Château was built, furnished with pieces brought from Europe and surrounded by a garden designed by Carlos Thays. Thus Ancón was born: a synthesis of Andean landscape, European sensibility, and a gaze oriented toward the future.

Domingo Bombal was not only a pioneering producer. He was a thinker of wine, convinced that identity is built from place, not from fashion.

Desde sus primeros años, la viticultura se desarrolló en condiciones extremas: clima frío, noches intensas, suelos pobres y una relación directa con la montaña. A partir de mediados del siglo XX, Ancón comenzó a señalar explícitamente la altitud de sus viñedos en su botella de 1945, reafirmando una convicción temprana: el carácter del vino nace del lugar.

That pioneering gesture laid conceptual foundations for viticulture in the Uco Valley long before its international recognition. Today, that same vision remains active: reading the landscape, respecting time, and allowing the mountain to set the rhythm of the wine.

Mapa administrativo del municipio de Tupungato, destacando el distrito de La Carrera.

The Ancón estate lies in La Carrera, within an open, austere, and luminous mountain environment.

Los viñedos crecen a más de 1300 metros sobre el nivel del mar, en un clima frío, noches intensas, suelos generosos que permiten una maduración lenta y precisa. Esta combinación preserva la frescura, la acidez natural y la definición aromática de los vinos.

Los suelos son de origen aluvional y eólico, con presencia de gravas, arenas y carbonato de calcio. Esta condición favorece vinos tensos, profundos y de estructura clara.

Vineyard management is manual and attentive. Massal selections and ungrafted vines are used, respecting genetic diversity and the historical adaptation of each parcel. Irrigation comes from the estate’s own snowmelt water and natural springs, ensuring independence, consistency, and a precise reading of each growing cycle.

Ancón is not an estate shaped to produce more.
It is a territory read to produce better.

(ÍNDICE DE WINKLER)

Aplicada al norte del Valle de Uco. Métricas precisas para la viticultura de montaña.

Composición del subsuelo alrededor de Château d’Ancón: una clave para entender el carácter de nuestros vinos.

Hogar del viñedo productivo más antiguo a mayor altitud del Valle de Uco entre 1.400 y 1.500 metros.

La bodega Château d’Ancón combina historia, intuición y una forma de trabajar basada en la precisión.
We believe in minimal intervention and the utmost respect for the expression of fruit and its environment. Each step is guided by the pursuit of purity, balance, and fidelity to origin. Technique accompanies the wine without imposing a style, allowing the character of place to emerge with clarity.

Trabajamos con vinificaciones por parcela y microvinificaciones, ajustando cada proceso al comportamiento de la variedad, al suelo y al clima de cada año. La crianza se define de manera específica a la parcela, priorizando la integración, la tensión y la lectura honesta del vino sin fórmulas estandarizadas.

La bodega no busca uniformidad. Busca identidad. Observa, acompaña y deja que la montaña haga su parte.

Enólogo de Château d’Ancón y el responsable de traducir el paisaje de La Carrera en vinos de montaña precisos y expresivos. Su trabajo se centra en interpretar la altitud, el clima y los suelos del valle a través de elaboraciones sobrias, de mínima intervención y fuerte identidad territorial.

In this role, he leads the crafting of the Château’s wines, with a focus on microvinifications of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, and Malbec from vineyards located between 1,300 and 1,500 meters. His approach brings together contemporary sensitivity, technical rigor, and an attentive reading of the vineyard and harvest timing.

Trained at the National University of Cuyo, he built his experience across Argentina, the United States, and Europe. He completed harvests at Matthiasson (Napa), Viña Zorzal (Navarra), I Custodi delle Vigne dell’Etna (Sicily), Foradori (Trentino), and Comando G (Sierra de Gredos), gaining a broad, precise understanding of wines of origin and minimal intervention.

Today, Emiliano Turano Ochoa brings that journey together at Château d’Ancón, accompanying the project’s relaunch with wines that clearly express the energy and identity of the mountain.

Acompaña el desarrollo agrícola de Château d’Ancón como responsable de la operación vitícola y productiva del proyecto, aportando una mirada integral basada en el conocimiento técnico, la experiencia industrial y el respeto por la fisiología de la planta y la salud del suelo. Su trabajo se centra en garantizar la calidad de la uva y el equilibrio del ecosistema del viñedo.

In this role, he leads Ancón’s agricultural management and participates in the operational board, supporting strategic decisions related to land, production, and sustainability. His approach privileges minimal intervention, respect for natural cycles, and responsible practices adapted to altitude and to sensitive varieties such as Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

An agronomist and winemaker trained at the National University of Cuyo, he has built an extensive career at internationally scaled wineries such as Etchart and Pernod Ricard. Since 2000, he has worked continuously with the Bombal family, accompanying the rebirth of the Ancón project and consolidating a sustainable agriculture that is now an essential part of the Château’s identity.

The composition of the subsoil surrounding Château d’Ancón is one of the keys to understanding the character of our wines.

Our collection expresses the diversity of this vast, compelling terroir through an inverted pyramid, where each level deepens the relationship between vine, soil, and mountain climate.

ANCÓN
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from multiple parcels that express luminous fruit and the aerial elegance of high-altitude sunlight.

DE FINCA
Microvinifications from single parcels of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, where each wine translates a specific place within the estate.

GRAN ANCÓN
Special selections that reflect the energy, austerity, and minerality of this extreme, cold mountain terroir.

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from multiple parcels that express luminous fruit and the aerial elegance of high-altitude sunlight.
All originate from Ancón, La Carrera, Uco Valley, Mendoza.

The 2024 harvest confirms our path: purity, minimal intervention, and fidelity to origin.

We work with parcel-by-parcel vinifications, aging adapted to each variety, and a constant search for identity. Our vineyards are cared for by third-generation viticultural families in Ancón, with knowledge passed down through time and a deep relationship with the land.

We use massal selections and ungrafted vines. Irrigation with our own snowmelt water and springs ensures consistency, autonomy, and precise vineyard management.

The 2024 vintage clearly expresses the tension, freshness, and definition that characterize Ancón.

Ancón is more than a name.

It is a place, a history, and a way of understanding wine. A project born in the mountains with a vision ahead of its time, and one that continues that path today with coherence, respect, and sensitivity.

Each Ancón wine is a conversation between altitude, landscape, and time.