Founded in 1926 by Domingo Lucas Bombal, Château d’Ancón was born in La Carrera, at the foot of the Andes and more than 1,300 metres above sea level, at a time when the Uco Valley was still far from being recognised as one of Argentina’s great wine regions. With a pioneering vision, Domingo understood altitude, cold climate and diurnal range as essential attributes for fine wine, decades before these ideas came to define the identity of Argentine viticulture.

From the beginning, viticulture here developed under extreme conditions, in close connection with the mountain landscape. As early as 1945, Château d’Ancón was already highlighting the altitude of its vineyards on its bottles, reaffirming an early conviction: the character of a wine is born from its place.

Domingo Lucas Bombal’s pioneering gesture anticipated a way of understanding terroir that would later bring international prestige to the Uco Valley.

Today, almost a century later, that same vision remains intact: to read the landscape, respect time, and allow the mountain to set the rhythm of each wine.

Administrative map of the Tupungato municipality, highlighting the district of La Carrera.

Ancón is a locality in the lower part of
La Carrera, Tupungato, set within an open,
austere and luminous mountain landscape, between 1,300 and 1,500 metres above sea level.

CLIMATE CLASSIFICATION (WINKLER INDEX) Applied to the northern Uco Valley. Precise metrics for mountain viticulture.

The geology of Ancón differs from other areas of the Uco Valley at similar altitudes. Our soil profiles are deep, sandy-loamy, with strong water-retention capacity and a marked presence of limestone embedded within the matrix.

Historically, flood irrigation was possible here, and much of Ancón’s singularity lies in that fact. Our soils give us wines with both tension and breadth.

Wines in which minerality comes from depth rather than hardness.

Home to the oldest productive high-altitude vineyard in the Uco Valley, set between 1,400 and 1,500 metres above sea level.

Our high-altitude vineyard preserves vines dating back to the 1970s. Originally planted as pergola-trained Pedro Giménez, Criolla, and Bonarda, these historic vines were grafted in the 1990s—primarily to Chardonnay and Pinot Noir—in pursuit of new expressions. Today, they represent the oldest Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vines at the highest elevation in the entire Uco Valley, embodying a unique intersection of history, adaptation, and mountain terroir.

The Château d’Ancón winery brings together history, intuition, and a way of working grounded in precision. We believe in minimal intervention and the utmost respect for the expression of fruit and its environment. Every step is guided by the pursuit of purity, balance, and fidelity to origin. Technique supports the wine without imposing a style, allowing the character of place to be expressed with clarity.

We work with parcel-by-parcel vinifications and microvinifications, tailoring each process to the behavior of the variety, the soil, and the climate of each vintage. Ageing is defined on a parcel-specific basis, prioritising integration, tension, and an honest reading of the wine—free from standardized formulas.

The winery does not seek uniformity. It seeks identity. It observes, accompanies, and allows the mountain to play its part.

Winemaker at Château d’Ancón and the person responsible for translating the landscape of La Carrera into precise, expressive mountain wines. His work focuses on interpreting altitude, climate, and soils through restrained winemaking, minimal intervention, and a strong sense of place.

In this role, he leads the production of the Château’s wines, with a particular emphasis on microvinifications of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, and Malbec from vineyards located between 1,300 and 1,500 meters above sea level. His approach combines contemporary sensibility, technical rigor, and a close, attentive reading of the vineyard and harvest timing.

Trained at the National University of Cuyo, he has built his experience across Argentina, the United States, and Europe. His background includes harvests at Matthiasson (Napa Valley), Viña Zorzal (Navarra), I Custodi delle Vigne dell’Etna (Sicily), Foradori (Trentino), and Comando G (Sierra de Gredos), contributing to a broad and precise understanding of site-driven, low-intervention wines.

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.

Mariano Bustos oversees the agricultural development of Château d’Ancón as head of the project’s viticultural and productive operations, contributing an integrated perspective grounded in technical knowledge, industrial experience, and deep respect for plant physiology and soil health. His work focuses on ensuring grape quality while maintaining balance within the vineyard ecosystem.

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.

Respect and conservation.

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

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

Our collection expresses the diversity of this vast and magical terroir through an inverted pyramid of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, with each level deepening the relationship between vine, soil and mountain climate.

ANCÓN
A regional wine. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from multiple parcels, expressing the luminosity and airy elegance of high-altitude sunlight.

DE FINCA
Micro-vinifications from special Chardonnay and Pinot Noir parcels, where each wine begins to reveal the interplay between microclimate, old vines and our soils.

GRAN ANCÓN
A single pergola-trained parcel. Our highest expression, reflecting the greatest sense of mountain character, cold climate and altitude.

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.

Microvinifications from single parcels exploring the interaction between vine, soil, and microclimate.

Special selections reflecting the energy and minerality of the mountain terroir.

A selection of old vines that reveals the diversity of Ancón’s cold climate. Each bottle is a journey through time.

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.