Last day in Guadalupe

I really fell in love with the Valle.  It is so beautiful and tranquille there.  Unpretentious and rustic yet the wineries are refined, at least the ones we visited.  On Friday morning, we started our day with a late breakfast at La Cocina de Dona Estela.  It is a large restaurant at the end of a dirt road famous for their lamb.  It was indeed delicious, tender with bits of crispy pieces.  They are also known for their pancakes with corn.  The postes were top-notch as well.

From there we made a stop at Alximia.  This state-of-the-art winery is made out of concrete and looks like a spaceship.  We made a quick stop to admire the architecture and the stainless-steel tanks.

We headed back towards the ocean and arrived at Cuatro Cuatros.  The property is huge and perched over the ocean.  You’ll have to drive through it and then take their bus to access their restaurant/bar which offers magnificent views of the coast.  We lingered there for a few hours enjoying food, wine and mezcal.  A perfect day to spend the afternoon with friends.  We thought making reservation and coming back for sunset would be a good thing to do at a later date.

In the meantime, we went to Fauna at Bruma.  This was the perfect place for our last dinner in the Valle.  David the general manager was very nice and knowledgeable and took very good care of us.  The place is the quintessential Valle restaurant combining refininement with fantastic food in a rustic and unpretentious setting with a lot of class.  It was the perfect end to our time in the Valle.