Zuccardi Serie A Torrontes 2010

Pale to medium yellow colour, with aromas of peach and apricot  fruit. A wine of two halves - on the nose, you begin by thinking it will be sweet (although you can’t smell “sweet”, you can smell the ripeness of fruit) with flavours of ripe apricot fruit, honey, citrus and nectarine. The palate however, although fruity, is quite dry supported with good acidity and a long finish. Serve with Asian cuisine.
Santa Rosa Estate is situated 85km east of Mendoza City in the foothills of the Andes, 650m above sea level. The area possesses excellent conditions for the production of high quality fruit.

Almost desert like, there are around 350 sunny days a year, with an average of 16°C temperature fluctuation between day and night during the growing season, pure air and clear light. Irrigation, using fresh, clean water from the Andes is carefully controlled. Around 800,000 cases are produced annually.
The wines reflect this unique climate developing excellent aromas, ripe, rich fruit, and complexity and giving consistent quality from year to year. José Alberto Zuccardi, President of the family company La Agricola, which owns Santa Rosa estate, believes that vineyard management is the key to the ultimate success of the wines.
Always keen to innovate he has championed less common grapes such as Viognier, Torrontes and Tempranillo, which, under the skilful hands of winemaker Rodolfo Montenegro, have achieved widespread recognition.