2020 Susana Balbo Signature Barrel Fermented Torrontés - Argentina
Tonight, I was making a simple dinner with my partner of seared pork with a mustard cream sauce, potato galettes, and a salad. Before dinner I went to the basement to find a wine for dinner. I stumbled upon this wine that had been forgotten for a few years.
I originally had four of these and we drank three of them within a couple years of purchase. At that time, I thought it was a decent wine with quite a different flavour profile than the white wines we drink. Enjoyable with food, but nothing remarkable.
Time in the bottle has been very good to this wine. Both my partner and I were very impressed tonight. There were lots of fruit flavours which were new to me and difficult for me to identify (I am not good at descriptions of various notes), with some light citrus in both aroma and palette. It also had complex floral notes, some light bread dough aromas, with a hint of spices. Wonderfully smooth, medium bodied, with perfectly harmonious and complex elements. It pleasantly evolved in the glass over the course of our dinner. It was stunningly good, and at $27 I thought it was very good value.
This wine is no longer available where I live; if you have access to it and you enjoy a different profile from the white wine you drink, I would suggest picking up a few and putting them away for six to eight years. Your patience will be rewarded.