WineAlign Exchange Tasting Notes

Food Pairing: empanadas salteñas or Asian cuisine.

David Lawrason

This pours brilliant pale yellow. It has a pure if subdued nose of pineapple, lemon and fresh mint. It is as pristine...

Michael Godel

Epitomizes the torrontés floral possibility with potency and generosity like no other. Perhaps the most important...

Sara d'Amato

El Esteco is home to some of the country's oldest Torrontes vines, in this case, over 70 years old. Both rich and...

Steve Thurlow

This is a classic elegant beautiful Torrontes with lovely nose, thats finely balanced with a vibrant palate, great...

John Szabo, MS

From an old vine plantation of just 239 torrontés vines planted in 1945, this is an unusually deep, complex and salty...

Neil Phillips

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.

El Esteco 1945 Old Vines Torrontés 2018