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)
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)
8.6Michael Chelus
Apple, lime, grapes, slate and hints of Meyer lemon. Good acidity and minerality.
Apple, lime, grapes, slate and hints of Meyer lemon. Good acidity and minerality.
8.9Riccardo L.
Aromatic and smooth. What I wish Sauvignon blanc would taste like.
Aromatic and smooth. What I wish Sauvignon blanc would taste like.
8.7Beau Carson
Flinty and gunsmoke aromas balanced by lees richness and hints of phenolic.
Flinty and gunsmoke aromas balanced by lees richness and hints of phenolic.
8.6Blake Beus
Buy again
Buy again
9.1Vadim T
Love this flavorful alternative to a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. Less tropical, more of a good Argentinian pear and unripened peach.
Love this flavorful alternative to a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. Less tropical, more of a good Argentinian pear and unripened peach.
9.2Patricio Benavides
Different.
Different.
8.7Jurgen Weiss
Nice, a little Sauvignon Blanc like
Nice, a little Sauvignon Blanc like
8.6Hilary
Schmeh, new world wine. Bit juicy bit mineral. Just ok
Schmeh, new world wine. Bit juicy bit mineral. Just ok
7.7kjcjapan
Crisp, fruity, and clean. Refreshing.
Crisp, fruity, and clean. Refreshing.
8.5Location
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