Grape · White

Torrontés

Also known as Torrontés Riojano in Argentina

Warm climate

About

Argentina's signature white, a natural cross of Muscat of Alexandria and Criolla Chica. It smells sweet and tastes dry: jasmine, peach, and grape aromas over a fresh, citrusy palate. At its finest in the high, sunny vineyards of Cafayate in Salta.

Typical profile

Body

Lean

Acidity

Bright

Sweetness

Dry

Aromas

What the grape gives up young, and what it grows into with time in bottle.

Young · fresh from the glass

jasmine white peach rose petal muscat grape lemon zest geranium

Aged · develops with bottle time

honey dried apricot candied citrus beeswax

Explore aromas

Oak influence

None

Aging

Best in its first 1-2 years, while the aromatics are at full volume.

Growing regions

How the grape expresses across places, grouped by country. Chips call out how a region's style deviates from the grape's default.

Argentina

Salta

The world benchmark for Torrontés, intensely floral and grapey with a dry, fresh citrus finish from vineyards above 1,600 metres.

Spain

Ribeiro

An indigenous white (unrelated to Argentina's Torrontés), contributing aromatic complexity to blends

Food pairings

cevicheempanadas salteñasThai currysoft goat cheesegrilled prawnsfresh salads