Dominio del Plata (Susana Balbo) Crios Torrontes 2014

Meg Maker

Wine Writer, Maker's Table

Plumped by stone fruits, tempered by salt and crisp bitterness—in short, a prototypical Torrontés. Its fragrance of jasmine and paperwhites wafts above a greenish body ripe with flavors of nectarine and green melon. The Torrontés grapes were grown in Cafayate (Salta) and the Uco Valley (Mendoza)—hence the wine’s “Argentina” appellation—at an average elevation of 5,600 feet (for the record, that’s really, really high for viticulture, even at that latitude). Juicy acidity reconciles all of the wine’s floral-fruity redolence; still, you’ll want to pour it very cold with simple, salty foods: almonds, cheeses, sardines. 13.9% abv | $15 (sample)

Michael Chelus

Apple, lime, grapes, slate and hints of Meyer lemon. Good acidity and minerality.

Riccardo L.

Aromatic and smooth. What I wish Sauvignon blanc would taste like.

Beau Carson

Flinty and gunsmoke aromas balanced by lees richness and hints of phenolic.

Blake Beus

Buy again

Vadim T

Love this flavorful alternative to a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. Less tropical, more of a good Argentinian pear and unripened peach.

Patricio Benavides

Different.

Jurgen Weiss

Nice, a little Sauvignon Blanc like

Hilary

Schmeh, new world wine. Bit juicy bit mineral. Just ok

kjcjapan

Crisp, fruity, and clean. Refreshing.