Wine Review - 2010 Michael Torino Torrontes

Tonight we had our first Torrontes which is Argentina's signature white grape which was considered a bulk wine grape for many years.  Over the last number of years winemakers in Argentina have been giving it much more care and attention.  Their treatment of the grape as more than a jug wine grape had made the quality come a long way.  We have not tried it before, for no other reason than we had never really thought to try it.  But, now that we have we will definitely be trying more of it.  It was a great wine.  It was very reminiscent of a Pinot Grigio or Semi-Dry to Dry Riesling, especially those we have tried from Niagara. 

We got a lot of perfume aromas on the nose and in the flavour.  There were also some dried apricot flavours in the taste.  These combined with a little residual sugar made for a slightly acidic wine which had not only a good crisp start but fruity finish.  If this is representative of Torrontes, we can’t wait to try some more.  At $12.99 for a regular price it is great value and really makes it wine we would want to have more often. 

	Tasting Notes:	Score:
Sight (0-5)	Light Greenish tint, very clear and bright	3.5
Smell (0-5)	Perfumed nose with a crisp clean hint of fruit	4.0
Taste (0-10)	Also perfumed with dried apricots and tropical fruit overtones.	7.5
	Total:	15.0 / 20  (75.0%)