Elegant and fruity, with bright floral and grapefruit aromas and an underlying hint of spice, this wine owes its intensity of flavour to the effect of high altitude vineyards and a longer growing season. The high altitude of the Calchaquí Valley and greater difference between day and night temperatures, ensures a longer growing season which in turn leads to a more intense accumulation of flavour in the grapes. The large difference (25°C) between day and night also helps retain natural acidity within the grapes. The climate here is dry with very little rainfall, on average around 120mm per year. Soils are sandy with layers of gravel which help drainage. The vineyards are all farmed biodynamically.
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BodyMedium
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CountryArgentina
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RegionCalchaquí Valley
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Colour/StyleWhite
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Grape Variety100% Torontes
Description
Bodega Colomé was established in 1831 and is the oldest working winery in Argentina with one of the world’s highest vineyards. The winery is in the far north of Argentina in the Upper Calchaquí Valley and is thought to have been founded by the Spanish Governor of Salta, Nicolás Severo de Isasmendi y Echalar. In 1854 his daughter, Ascensión, brought the first pre-phylloxera Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon vines to Bodega Colomé. Three vineyards (with an area of four hectares each) were planted in the same year, the fruit from which is still used to make wines. Today, the winery has 140 hectares of biodynamically run vineyard planted at altitudes of between 1,750 and 3,111 metres above sea level.
Details
| ABV | 13.50% |
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| Categories | Wine, Argentina, White Wine, Wines Under €20 |
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