Winery Piattelli - High Altitude Torrontes

Winery PiattelliHigh Altitude Torrontes

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The High Altitude Torrontes of Winery Piattelli is a white wine from the region of Cafayate Valley of Salta.
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 High Altitude Torrontes from the Winery Piattelli

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the High Altitude Torrontes of Winery Piattelli in the region of Salta is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

honey, stone

Wine with oak taste

butter, oak

Wine with microbio taste

cream

Wine with vegetal taste

grass, straw

Wine with spices taste

mint

Wine with floral taste

honeysuckle, jasmine

On the nose the High Altitude Torrontes of Winery Piattelli in the region of Salta often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, orange or floral and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, spices or tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Piattelli's High Altitude Torrontes.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Crescent

A direct-producer hybrid of American origin resulting from an interspecific cross between Saint Pepin and Elmer Swenson 6-8-25 (vitis riparia X Hamburg muscatel) obtained in 1988 by Peter Hemstad and James Luby at the University of Minnesota Research Center (United States). It can also be found in Canada, Ukraine, Russia, etc. and is virtually unknown in France.

Last vintages of this wine

High Altitude Torrontes - 2019
In the top 100 of of Cafayate Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
High Altitude Torrontes - 2018
In the top 100 of of Cafayate Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
High Altitude Torrontes - 2017
In the top 100 of of Cafayate Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
High Altitude Torrontes - 2016
In the top 100 of of Cafayate Valley wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of High Altitude Torrontes from Winery Piattelli are 2019, 2016, 2018, 2017

Informations about the Winery Piattelli

The winery offers 34 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Cafayate Valley in the region of Salta

The Winery Piattelli is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in the of Cafayate Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Salta
In the top 1500 of of Argentina wines
In the top 1500 of of Cafayate Valley wines
In the top 8000 of white wines
In the top 40000 wines of the world

The wine region of Cafayate Valley

The wine region of Cafayate Valley is located in the region of Calchaqui Valley of Salta of Argentina. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Matervini or the Domaine Domingo Molina produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cafayate Valley are Malbec, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Tannat, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cafayate Valley often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, toasty or mulberry and sometimes also flavors of oregano, bramble or black plum.


The wine region of Salta

Salta, in the far North of Argentina, is home to some of the world's most extreme Vineyard sites. As is the case in Catamarca to the South and Jujuy to the northwest, Salta's vineyards are often located amid mountainous terrain with some reaching altitudes of just over 3,000 meters (9840ft) above sea level. The viticultural area is mainly concentrated to Cafayate of the Calchaqui Valley. Argentina's signature Grape varieties of Torrontes and Malbec are Salta's top performers, producing Bright, intensely flavored wines.

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