Winemaking
Every task, in the vineyard and in the cellar, is done by hand and semi-organically.
Trancura Valley · Pucón
The only thermal vineyard in the world
The first vineyard in Pucón, where thermal water makes wine too.
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Welcome to Aires de Menetúe
The beginning
The first wine made in Pucón began as one man’s idea, inside a thermal park in the Trancura Valley.
2014
Eugenio’s idea
Eugenio Benavente plants the first Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vines inside the park. Nobody was making wine in Pucón: the cold climate and the volcanic soils of the Andes were, on paper, a challenge.
2017
The winemaker arrives
María Paz Valenzuela takes technical charge. After studying the site she expands the vineyard to one hectare, adds more Chardonnay and brings in Pinot Meunier, the Champagne grape, already thinking of sparkling wines.
2021
The first 300 bottles
Against the climate and the geology, and thanks to frost control with thermal water, the first harvest arrives: 300 bottles of Ilwen, 100% Chardonnay.
2022
Two sparkling wines
Rayén and Newen are born, the first two sparkling wines, made in the traditional method with a second fermentation in the bottle: one 100% Chardonnay and one 100% Pinot Meunier.
Aires de Menetúe
Our wines
Wines made entirely in Pucón, with minimal intervention. Here the vines are watered by rain, except in very dry summers, when we use natural untreated water. And the frost is held off with thermal water from Menetúe.
Ilwen
100% ChardonnayFirst harvest, 2021
“Dew” in Mapudungun. A fresh, mineral white, naturally clarified and stabilised, unfiltered.
Rayén
Chardonnay sparklingTraditional method
Blanc de Blancs, 100% Chardonnay, 42 months on the lees. Second fermentation in the bottle, in the Champagne way.
Newen
Brut Nature sparklingTraditional method
Blanc de Noirs, 100% Pinot Meunier, 36 months on the lees. A very small release: around 650 bottles.
Available at the Pehuen Restaurant, inside the Menetúe Thermal Park.
Volcanic soil, mountain climate
Trancura Valley
The only thermal vineyard in the world. Here thermal water irrigates the vines and protects them from frost: that is what makes it possible to grow wine at the foot of the Andes.
Minimal intervention
We make our wines with as little intervention as possible, so that each one faithfully expresses the place where the vine grows.
Character of origin
Fresh, light wines, low in alcohol (12 to 12.5°) and with crisp acidity: the mineral signature of the volcanic soils of La Araucanía.
Balance
An uncommon balance between alcohol and natural acidity, giving these wines an ageing potential that is rare for the region.
Where it grows
Inside Menetúe Thermal Park
The vineyard grows inside a thermal park with thermal pools, cabins, a restaurant and a spa, 30 km from Pucón. Wine and wellbeing in one place.
The hot springs
Six thermal pools, three covered and three open air, set in native surroundings. Open all year round.
Visit the hot springs
Accommodation
Cabins with their own private thermal hot tub, suspended 20 metres above Lake Ancapulli, made for a Wine & Wellness stay.
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Pehuen Restaurant
A restaurant with signature cuisine, the natural way to round off your visit.
See the restaurant
The experiences
Three ways to experience the vineyard
All three start the same way: a guided walk through the vineyard, station by station, a visit to the winery and a tasting paired with three courses. What changes is how long you stay: a few hours, a full day with the thermal pools, or a stay in a cabin with its own thermal hot tub.
Wine Tour
The vineyard walk, the winery and the tasting.
$59,990per person
See what's included
- Optional round-trip transfer from downtown Pucón
- Guided walk through the vineyard, station by station
- Visit to the winery
- Tasting paired with three courses at the wine bar
Wine & Wellness Day
The Wine Tour, plus a day at the thermal pools.
$79,990per person
See what's included
- Optional round-trip transfer from downtown Pucón
- Guided walk through the vineyard, station by station
- Visit to the winery
- Tasting paired with three courses at the wine bar
- Access to the thermal pools, swim cap and towel included
Wine & Wellness Experience
Vineyard and pools, with a stay in a cabin with a private hot tub.
From$98,990per person
Depends on the cabin and the date
See what's included
- Stay in a Menetúe Thermal Park cabin, with a private thermal hot tub and a lake view
- Guided walk through the vineyard, station by station
- Visit to the winery
- Tasting paired with three courses
- Access to the thermal pools, swim cap and towel included
Full meal service
Any of the three can add full meals at an extra cost. It is quoted and booked on WhatsApp.
Visits in small groups. Prices per person, in Chilean pesos.
Getting here
Find us in Pucón
Aires de Menetúe
Parque Termal Menetúe, km 30 camino Pucón - Caburgua, Pucón, La Araucanía
- From the centre of Pucón30 km · 30 minutes
Before you come
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Get in touch
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