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Torrontes, Never Dry

Jacob Gaffney  in White Wines, Torrontes , , ,

InterWined is not a huge fan of white wines that are not dry at all.

There is something unsettling about drinking white wine without a bit of pucker.

Torrontes is a white wine grape that is considered 100% Argentinean. It is widely grown in the Calchaquies Valleys, as is the 2007 La Esperanza new to Marks & Spencer, for £6.49. The typical floral aromatics are overflowing here: jasmine, lycee, rosewater. The wine is crispy and has some minerality, but no zip. It is also kind of sappy on the way down. But, all in, not so bad. 8.3 points.

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Andrew
Andrew said: May 26th, 2008 at 7:20 am

crispy? that to me indicates acidity but you say it has no zip (acidity again). Me confused (easily accomplished)!

So was there a little sweetness that cancelled out the ‘zip’?

Jacob Gaffney
Jacob Gaffney said: May 27th, 2008 at 10:14 am

Yeah, crispy does sound kinda confusing, come to think of it… if memmory serves, the wine was tart in the middle palatte, which I describe as crispy… but was not acidic enough to creat that same sense around the rest of the mouth… indicating a lack of overall harmony…

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