El Esteco 1945 Old Vines Torrontés 2018, Calchaquí Valley
Critic Reviews (6)
This pours brilliant pale yellow. It has a pure if subdued nose of pineapple, lemon and fresh mint. It is as pristine...
Food Pairing: empanadas salteñas or Asian cuisine.
Epitomizes the torrontés floral possibility with potency and generosity like no other. Perhaps the most important...
This is a classic elegant beautiful Torrontes with lovely nose, thats finely balanced with a vibrant palate, great...
From an old vine plantation of just 239 torrontés vines planted in 1945, this is an unusually deep, complex and salty...
El Esteco is home to some of the country's oldest Torrontes vines, in this case, over 70 years old. Both rich and...
Community Reviews (1)
Nose is subdued by some Torrontes standards; white pepper spiciness with acacia, mint, pineapple, mandarin peel.
Round and structured on the palate, mid+ acidity and beautifully balanced. Fruits and herbal characteristics in equal portion, with a long savoury finish.
Drinking well now, but am looking forward to see how this is in another 3-5 years.
Tasted October 2019.
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