Winemaker

Adrián Manchón

General Manager | Enólogo, Bodega Cuvelier Los Andes

Discipline: Winemaker
Venue: Bodega Cuvelier Los Andes · Winery

Portrait of Adrián Manchón

i. Biography

Adrián Manch works at Bodega Cuvelier Los Andes with a field-level attention that starts in the vineyard and carries through the cellar. As First Winemaker and General Manager at the estate in Vista Flores, Tunuyán, Mendoza, Argentina, he holds both the technical and operational side of the site, reading place through detail rather than generalization. The emphasis is on difference: parcel by parcel, he treats variation as the basis of the wine’s character.

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Today, Adrián Manch is General Manager and Head Winemaker of Bodega Cuvelier Los Andes. The role asks for control in the cellar and oversight across the estate, and his work sits in that overlap. What comes through is a method built on consistency, close observation, and the discipline needed to keep a property aligned from season to season.

Where They Are Now

Today, Manch leads as winemaker and General Manager at Bodega Cuvelier Los Andes in Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina. In a region watched closely for how it expresses site, he describes the property in granular terms rather than as a single unit. The estate reads, in his approach, as a set of distinctions: soil shifts, parcel variation, and differences in expression that shape the wines in distinct ways. That way of working places the vineyard first and lets the site’s own variation guide what reaches the cellar.

Career - General Manager and Head Winemaker — Bodega Cuvelier Los Andes, Vista Flores, Tunuyán, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina

Signature

Adrián's signature wines include Grand Malbec, Grand Vin, Colección, Malbec Rosé, and Cuvée Natur. Read together, they point to a cellar language that moves across structure, range, and freshness without relying on excess. Grand Malbec and Grand Vin suggest depth; Colección signals breadth; Malbec Rosé brings another register; and Cuvée Natur adds a contemporary edge. The portfolio is defined less by flourish than by precision, with each wine carrying the mark of the place behind it.

In Their Words “We have these micro-terroirs on our property. There are 55 hectares of property, and each hectare has its own distinct terroir that we have identified through laboratory testing.” The statement gets to the core of Adrián Manch’s method. On this 55-hectare property, variation is not treated as noise to be reduced; it is the working material. By identifying each hectare through laboratory testing, he frames the estate as something to be read, compared, and understood in detail. It is a direct expression of how the work is done: with evidence, with attention, and with a focus on what each part of the site can bring to the wine.

FAQ What is Adrián Manch's current role? Adrián Manch is First Winemaker and General Manager at Bodega Cuvelier Los Andes in Vista Flores, Tunuyán, Mendoza, Argentina. Who is Adrián Manch? First Winemaker and General Manager at Bodega Cuvelier Los Andes. Where is Bodega Cuvelier Los Andes based? Vista Flores, Tunuyán, Mendoza, Argentina. Where else has Adrián Manch worked? Bodega Cuvelier Los Andes in Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina.