Alcohol: 13%
Jancis Robinson
This exotically aromatic dry white is a bargain way to meet the country’s second great gift to the world of wine, the Torrontés grape, most of which is grown in the much more northerly vineyards of Cafayete in the province of Salta
Torrontés comes in several sub-varieties and, while it may originally have come from Spain, has etched its own very distinctive Argentine personality. It has something in common with Viognier in that it is headily perfumed, full bodied but is generally dry.
Torrontés characteristically has a particularly exotic grapey aroma with something floral about it. This example is all that, but it is so rich aromatically that it almost smells like toffee.
However there is so much racy, tingling acidity on the palate that it could happily be served with strongly flavoured salads and pasta dishes, although I think it would probably be best as an aperitif.