Torrontés 2019

Torrontés is the typical white variety of Argentina and can be considered the country’s only indigenous grape. However, opinions on the origin of this grape differ and it still has a mysterious origin. Some attribute the paternity of this wine to Europe and more particularly to the Mediterranean basin. In fact, it would be (according to the description of the DNA of the University of Calidornia at Davis wine school) the result of a tasty marriage between a Mosca from Alexandria (a North African grape variety) and a local Spanish wine. A historical episode with a slightly anecdotal aspect could explain why there is a variety called Torrontés in Argentina and also in Galicia in Spain without being related. The name is thought to be the result of a mistake. The historian Pablo Lacoste explains in his book “Historia del Torrontés” that the naturalist Dalmán Hudson described the flora of La Rioja in Argentina in the mid-19th century. At that time, there was already a variety of grape widely cultivated in the region. The problem is that Hudson, studying in the manuals of the time what this grape could be, found it similar to a Spanish called Torrontés. And as with the Argentinian Rioja and the Spanish Rioja, in the absence of a good name, he took the one that already existed and added the toponymy of the place to distinguish it: Torrontés Riojano. In Argentina, there are three types of Torrontés: those of Mendoza and San Juan are more suitable for consumption and those of La Rioja are the most cultivated, as they express the best qualities for the production of fine, very fruity and dry wines. This variety has a strong and interesting personality with which Argentina has the opportunity to offer very good wines and something really different. The Torrontés from Pecne Te is the perfect proof of this! It is also made as a sweet wine and as a sparkling wine, with excellent results in both cases. One should know that a Torrontés tastes best when young and fresh (around 8 to 10°c).