Winery Norton Altura Sémillon
White wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Altura Sémillon of Winery Norton in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Altura Sémillon
Pairings that work perfectly with Altura Sémillon
Original food and wine pairings with Altura Sémillon
The Altura Sémillon of Winery Norton matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of congolese pondu, small cuttlefish a la plancha or grandma's cherry clafoutis.
Details and technical informations about Winery Norton's Altura Sémillon.
Discover the grape variety: Impératriz
Intraspecific variety obtained in Argentina by Angelo Gargiulo by crossing the emperor with the sultana. Almost unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Altura Sémillon from Winery Norton are 2019
Informations about the Winery Norton
The Winery Norton is one of wineries to follow in Uco Valley.. It offers 175 wines for sale in the of Uco Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Uco Valley
The Uco Valley (Valle de Uco) is a key winegrowing region of Argentina/mendoza">Mendoza, Argentina. An hour's drive South from the city of Mendoza, it is home to some of the region's most famous wines. Argentina's primary Grape variety of Malbec shines here, producing terroir-driven red wines with a distinctive Floral">floral Aroma. Cabernet Franc is much less widely planted, but some great results have been achieved.
The wine region of Mendoza
Mendoza is by far the largest wine region in Argentina. Located on a high-altitude plateau at the edge of the Andes Mountains, the province is responsible for roughly 70 percent of the country's annual wine production. The French Grape variety Malbec has its New World home in the vineyards of Mendoza, producing red wines of great concentration and intensity. The province Lies on the western edge of Argentina, across the Andes Mountains from Chile.
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