thinner skinned version of Gamay is believed to have arrived from France during the Phylloxera era
with an intense concentration of red berry fruits from the 100 year old vines
The main difference is that it is aged for four
It is quite a feat to craft a sparkling wine that captures richness within a frame of delicacy
The home vineyard takes in two terroirs: grey gravelly loams over clay and red loam over gravel
Alamos Torrontes 2024 Size::1 Bottle thinner skinned version of GamayLifted floral aromatics, a bright and generous palate of fresh citrus and white stone fruit, and a taut mineral line that carries through to a crisp, clean, refreshingly dry finish. Grown in the high altitude vineyards of the Cafayate Valley in Salta, north west Argentina, this wine reflects a region where intense Andean sunlight and pure mountain conditions produce vines at 1,5001,800 metres above sea level, among the highest in the world. Torronts