Grape · Argentina
Torrontés
tor-ron-TESS
Argentina's perfumed white
A Muscat-crossed Argentine original. Floral as Gewürz, dry as a bone when well made, and at its best from high Salta vineyards.
- orange blossom
- geranium
- citrus peel
- peach
- spice
Profile
Bodymedium
Acidmedium
Sugardry
Torrontés Riojano is the serious one (the other two Torrontés grapes are lesser). Cafayate and other high-altitude Salta sites keep the perfume from turning soapy. Mendoza versions can be simpler.
It should finish dry. If it tastes sweet and cologne-like, someone picked late or left sugar. The good bottles are a gift with empanadas and Peruvian spice.
Serve cold. Drink young.
At the table
Service
45–48 °F (7–9 °C).
