La Nature Torrontes 2001

La Nature Torrontes (Famatina Valley) 2001: This is a nicely coloured, pale lemon-gold wine. Plenty of interest on the nose, which is very flora, with soft chalky minerality and ripe citrus fruits. I first tasted this wine blind and the nose suggested Gewurztraminer, but the racy acidity on the palate makes it clear this is not the case. This is Argentina's very own white grape, Torrontes. Medium bodied, with a lovely weight and rounded mouthfeel, but with crisp grapefruit and other citrus fruit flavours, together with the aforementioned acidity. Clean, vibrant and refreshing. Very good. (18/4/03)