Sat 1/31/09: Sur De Los Andes Torrontes 2008

Producer: Bodega SUR de los Andes

Designation: N/A

Variety: Torrontes

Vintage: 2008

Country: Argentina

Region: Salta

Sub-Region: N/A

Appellation: Cafayate

Cost: $10 - $15 range

Background: This 100% Torrontes which honestly, I wasn't all too familiar with. This was on the tasting bar yesterday at AW and it blew me away. At $11.99, I wasn't expecting a whole lot. Needless to say, I was pleasantly surprised. This is a white wine that screams late Spring, green grass, and blue skies.

Tasting Notes:

Initial Impressions: The one thing that becomes readily apparent with this wine is the absolute beautiful, golden clarity that looks back at you with a smart ass smile from your glass. Legs are random around the circumference but sexy nonetheless. Wine is quite viscous like a watery olive oil (which helps justify for me at least, drinking a white wine as this in the dead of  winter). 

The nose is the treat. Tangerine, lime, grapefruit peel, and one of the most intense floral bouquet I have ever experienced will make you want to transfer the natural fragrance of your home into this odiferous epiphany. 

Palette:

This vino goes over your palette like a citrus-laden shawl full of orange, tangerine, pineapple, and lemon/lime. The viscosity that was visibly present in the glass now coats your mouth with an elegant, caressing texture that ensures a long finish of honeysuckle and a hint of apricot. Enjoyed this night with a superb She-Crab soup (if I might say so myself), this was a perfect compliment and would go as well with any time of seafood (among many other things). However, this is a wine that you can have without a thing to eat (what I will personally refer to from now on as "Tuesday afternoon" wine)  It is beautiful in so many ways. I give this sweetheart a firm 89 and for the price, you can pick up a case without breaking your piggy bank.