Emilia Armando and Eduardo Soler purchased their property in 2014 and embarked in a restoration project of an old Manor House that had been abandoned for 40 years in Cruz de Piedra, Maipu, Argentina, twenty minutes outside of the city center of Mendoza. They founded La Cayatena in 2016 and released their first wines in 2020. Their home was originally built in the mid 1800’s and there was once a 168 acre vineyard that was originally planted in 1860. Over the years, the estate was visited by Cardinals and Generals and the property still contains a library which houses numerous documentation and books illustrating the various historical and agricultural stages of the estate and the region. Today, the property primarily acts as an experimental vineyard nursery that provides new vines through massale selection for both Ver Sacrum and La Cayetana. Emila and Eduardo continue to revive their vines, gardens and olive trees respecting the old ancestral farming techniques always with long term sustainability in mind. They live on premises and also operate a small restaurant and tasting room on the finca, being the Manor tour a special treat.