When people look for a winery near Buenos Aires, they usually assume they have to travel to Mendoza. They don't. Bodega Gamboa is the closest winery to the City of Buenos Aires: it sits in Campana, on Route 9 (Panamericana), just 65 km / 45 minutes from downtown.

Wine from Buenos Aires, not just passing through

Gamboa is not a Mendoza winery with a branch near the city: it is a vineyard and winery producing estate wine in Buenos Aires Province. The grapes grow in its 10 hectares of estate vineyard on clay-loam soil, planted in 2010, and travel only a few metres to the cellar. That closeness to the city also means the wine reaches your table fresh, straight from the winery.

Internationally recognised quality

Being close doesn't mean compromising on quality — quite the opposite. Gamboa's Pinot Noir 2022 scored 94 points in the Tim Atkin Argentina Special Report 2024: the highest score ever given to a wine from Buenos Aires Province. The Monastrell 2023 and the Malbec-Cabernet Franc each earned 91 points.

How to get there

From Buenos Aires, take the Panamericana toward Campana (Route 9) to Km 65.5, exiting via the Otamendi Bridge. The estate borders the Otamendi Natural Reserve, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. In under an hour you're among the vines, glass in hand.

Bodega Gamboa's Pinot Noir 2022 received 94 points from Tim Atkin MW in his Argentina Special Report 2024 — the highest score this respected British critic has ever given a wine from Buenos Aires Province.

A different kind of Pinot Noir

Harvested in late February 2022, it shows as a more structured red than the country's typical Pinot Noir. Its most recognisable notes are red fruit, hibiscus and dry leaf. Gentle on the attack and fresh on the palate, with enveloping tannins that give it a medium-to-long finish. It was aged for eleven months in untoasted Bordeaux barrels.

Why it matters

A Pinot Noir made in Campana, 65 km from Buenos Aires, reaching 94 points shows that the Buenos Aires terroir has plenty to say on the map of Argentine wine. It is the winery's second vintage — only the beginning.

The Pinot Noir and the rest of the award-winning collection can be bought online at the official shop, with shipping across Argentina.

The map of Argentine wine is almost always associated with the Andes. But 65 km from Buenos Aires, in Campana, there is a Buenos Aires terroir producing wines with a character all their own.

Soil and climate

Gamboa's vineyard grows on clay-loam soil, in a setting of gentle hills, native forest and a natural lagoon, bordering the Otamendi Natural Reserve (a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve). The influence of the water and the diversity of the surroundings bring freshness and fluidity to the wines.

The grapes

Nine varieties coexist here: Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling, Monastrell, Bonarda, Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc. The most representative are Pinot Noir, Malbec and Cabernet Franc, used to make fruit-driven wines that prioritise freshness without giving up the complexity that oak provides.

Low-intervention winemaking

Production is artisanal and low-intervention, with respect for biodiversity. The winery, inaugurated in 2024, combines stainless-steel tanks, French and American oak barrels and a concrete egg. The result: wines that express a place few expected on the wine map.