Winery Mauricio LorcaFantasia Torrontés
White wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Torrontés.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, spicy food or aperitif.
Taste structure of the Fantasia Torrontés from the Winery Mauricio Lorca
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Fantasia Torrontés of Winery Mauricio Lorca in the region of La Rioja is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Fantasia Torrontés of Winery Mauricio Lorca in the region of La Rioja often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Fantasia Torrontés
Pairings that work perfectly with Fantasia Torrontés
Original food and wine pairings with Fantasia Torrontés
The Fantasia Torrontés of Winery Mauricio Lorca matches generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian, spicy food or aperitif such as recipes of tuna, pepper and tomato quiche, papillotes of swordfish with curry or tuna rillettes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Mauricio Lorca's Fantasia Torrontés.
Discover the grape variety: Torrontés riojano
Most certainly of Argentine origin, very well known in this country, particularly in the Rioja and Salta regions. It is said to be the result of a cross between the Muscat d'Alexandrie and the Listan Prieto Noir, also known as Criolla Chica. We can note its resemblance with the torrontés sanjuanino, most certainly by the fact that it is also resulting from the same crossing. In Spain (Galicia), a grape variety bears the name of torrontés, it is most certainly the fernao Pires. Torrontés riojano is also present in Chile, but in France it is practically unknown.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Fantasia Torrontés from Winery Mauricio Lorca are 2014, 2013, 2010, 2016 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Mauricio Lorca
The Winery Mauricio Lorca is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 97 wines for sale in the of Famatina to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Famatina
Famatina is a remote, Dry and dusty river valley in the foothills of the Andes, within the La Rioja region of Argentina. Torrontés is by far the most important Grape variety planted in Famatina, and produces fresh, Aromatic white wines. The ever-present Malbec produces excellent wines in the region as well, along with Bonarda, Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc. The small town of Famatina and the slightly larger town of Chilecito are home to the region's 500 or so small, family-owned vineyards.
The wine region of La Rioja
La Rioja is a wine region in the foothills of the Andes Mountains in western Argentina, North of Mendoza and San Juan. Unlike its Spanish namesake, it has traditionally been associated most closely with white wines. The mountainous Terroir of the region is particularly suited to the Torrontés Riojano variety, which produces Fruity, Soft, Aromatic whites. Bonarda, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec can also be found growing throughout the region.
The word of the wine: Serious
A Bordeaux term for small pebbles from the Pyrenees, eroded, rounded and transported by the Garonne to Aquitaine. They are mainly found on the left bank in the area.... known as the Graves, and further downstream in the Médoc. By extension, gravel is found in other regions, brought by other rivers or even glaciers.
