Marcelo Tinelli and Milett Figueroa They arrived on Friday, May 3, in Mendoza and are still out on the road. In addition to relaxing and enjoying the beauties and comforts of one of the top hotels in the country, the couple is taking an interesting wine and gastronomic tour of several of the most awarded establishments.
Located in front of the Andes Mountains, in Luján de Cuyo, the elegant and paradisiacal hotel where you are staying has 17 rooms and villas, has been a member of Relais & Chateaux since 2008 and has been named #1 Resort in South America by Travel + Leisure 2022 magazine.
Marcelo is a lover of the world of wine, and also a great connoisseur of it; and he wanted to share that passion with Milett. On their second day in the Cuyo province, they visited the Viña Cobos winery.
Upon arrival, they were received by José Antonio Giménez, the general manager, the main winemaker Diana Fornasero, and Macarena Esteller, responsible for Marketing of the winery, who accompanied Milett and Marcelo on an interesting tour, which included tests of the elixirs that They are still in the tanks and barrels.
It was while they were walking outside the winery, and surrounded by the typical Mendoza mountain landscape, that Tinelli decided to confess his love to Milett in public. The driver expressed in his Instagram stories his happiness for visiting Viña Cobos with his love, Milett.
Marcelo himself was also in charge of showing on his social networks a video compiled of images and moments of the day, in which it is seen that together with José, Diana and Macarena de Viña Cobos he enjoyed every moment and at the same time he was extremely interested in the process and in the vicissitudes of the 2024 vintage. Below, you can see the video in question:
After the tour, it was time for a super premium tasting in the cellar. They tasted about eleven wines, and Marcelo learned about the particular concept of visits to Viña Cobos, and the proposal of the tourism area. For this reason, he tried, along with the wine tasting, the snacks that they offer especially to pair it.
The surprise was an impressive lunch specially prepared for the lovebirds with the intervention of Azafrán, the restaurant run by chef Sebastián Weigandt, awarded with a Michelin star. The menu was the following:
– Trout cured with lemon gel and apple cream
VINCULUM CHARDONNAY 2022
ZINGARETTI ESTATE CHARDONNAY 2021
– Sweet potato cream, pork ragout, salty toffee and chips
VINCULUM MALBEC 2019
ZINGARETTI ESTATE MALBEC 2019
– Chickpea fainá, pepper jam, mushrooms, cured loin
HOBBS ESTATE MALBEC 2020
CHAÑARES ESTATE MALBEC 2019
– Koji-ripened filet, preserved tomato, chocolate demiglace
HOBBS ESTATE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2019
CHAÑARES ESTATE CABERNET FRANC 2019
– Roasted pepper cannelloni, stuffed with braised tail
COBOS MALBEC 2020
VOLTURNO 2020
There were also Apollos, seasonal fruits, coffee and petit fours.
One of the wines most praised by Marcelo? The Volturno.
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