The color is star bright pale straw with live green hue. It has aromas of citronelle, lemon pith, orange blossom & pineapple core. Medium body and medium alcohol, with a palate consistent with the nose. A very solid performer at-read more-
I tasted this wine with a paired dinner at Destino in San Francisco, with winemaker Luis Villarreal. The color of the wine was light yellow and featured a nose that was filled with heavier florals that were almost Viognier-like with-read more-
On the nose I got pineapple, white flowers, honeysuckle, orange zest, fresh pear, and white pepper. In the mouth I found jasmine, lemon, tropical fruit, honeysuckle, and grapefruit. Oh yes, and the lemon Pledge…or what I would imagine lemon Pledge-read more-
On the nose I got pineapple, white flowers, apricots, tropical notes, honey, pear, lemon, spice, and white pepper. The nose on Torrontes wines is almost immediately recognizable…the florals and honey notes just float out of the glass without you having-read more-
On the nose I found orange sherbet, flowers, honeysuckle, lemon zest, and spice. I didn’t find the nose on this one as aromatic as I’ve come to expect from Torrontes, but I enjoyed the orange sherbet notes. In the mouth-read more-
Things are rough out there. And not getting much smoother by the day now, are they? But we still gotta eat and drink. So, one might argue that in the absence of a quick surgical fix to our economic ills,-read more-