“Altas Cumbres” means “high summits,” which is where this wine was grown. The family-owned winery is one of only 5 cartified B Corp wineries in Argentina.
This was rated outstanding by Deschorchados, which explains:
Made with grapes harvested from a pergola in Salta and bottled at the Lagarde winery in Luján de Cuyo, this wine is perfumed and juicy—a perfect example of torrontés in its full floral glory.
The original Lagarde winery in Mendoza was built in 1897 and is still intact, making this winery the oldest in all of Argentina. This Torrontés was sourced from the Salta region up in the cool, northern part of the country. A dry wine for those who enjoy aromatic white wines with aromas of flowers, sage, and lychee.
This is the best price for any vintage anywhere. And it’s probably the best Argentine Torrontes we’ve tasted.
If you aren’t familiar with Torrontes, here’s a pretty good explanation of this Argentine grape from Wine Folly:
Torrontés (“torr-ron-tez”) is an aromatic white wine that originated in Argentina. Torrontés is an ideal wine to match with Asian and Indian cuisine due to its sweet floral aromas of rose petals and flavors of white peach and lemon zest. The wine smells sweet, but is usually made in a dry style and the best Torrontés wines come from the high elevation vineyards in Salta, Argentina.
And it packs in a lot of flavor, character and complexity at only 12% alcohol.
