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Showing posts with label torrontes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label torrontes. Show all posts

Monday, 16 December 2013

Altavista, Torrontes

Wine: Altavista Premium
Producer: Altavista
Region: Mendoza
Country: Argentina
Colour: White
Year: 2012
Grape: Torrontes
Supplier: Winewarehouse
Restaurant:                                                                                                  
Price (VND): 320.000 VND
Points: 74/100
Pairs well with: This wine goes very well with summer salads, fish dishes and cream chicken.
Notes:
Very pale but bright in colour, almost emitting light.

The nose brings an explosion of tropical fruits, mostly mango and ripe melon, with some grapes.
The palate is crisp and fresh, medium length, with citrus fruits, mango, melon and a light hint of vanilla. Well balanced.

This is a beautiful and very enjoyable wine.


This wine goes very well with summer salads, fish dishes and cream chicken.

Tuesday, 11 December 2012

Altas Cumbres Torrontes Argentina


Wine: Altas Cumbres
Producer: Lagarde
Region:
Country: Argentina
Colour: White
Year: 2009
Grape: Torrontes
Supplier: Red Apron                                                                                
Price (VND):
Points: 82/100
Pairs well with: Fruit, cakes, seaffod, white fish and creamy cheeses
Notes:
Rich yellow in colour with an amazing nose bringing lots of ripe white grapes and apricots, a characteristic of torrontes grape.
The palate matches the nose, with a rich explosion of apricots and ripe white grapes, with a zest of lemmon, bringing a beautiful combination of tropical flavors, I can taste some lychees and mangoes, giving a good enough length to this well rounded argentinian wine.