2015 Bodegas Bórbore, Rienda Suelta, Chenin Blanc/Torrontes Tulum Valley
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Bodegas Borbore
Bodegas Borbore, founded in the 1930s by Italian immigrants, is a family run winery with a total of 325ha of vineyards distributed over five sites in the San Juan region.
San Juan, just north of the more famous Mendoza region, is the second largest wine producing region in Argentina, itself the fourth largest wine-producing country in the world. The modern winery, located in the Tulum Valley, makes a large range of wines from familiar and less familiar grape varieties, including the Italian red Bonarda and the local white speciality Torrontes.
San Juan
The province of San Juan is Argentina’s second biggest wine-producing region after Mendoza to its south. It spans across a series of valleys between the Andes and the Pie de Palo hills and its capital, San Juan, founded in 1562, and it was once called ‘The City of Statues’ by the writer Arturo Capdevila.
56% of the province’s productive area is given over to viticulture; in 2003 it had 47,000 hectares of vineyards. The province’s oldest (and best) wine-production area is the Tulum Valley.
Malbec, Merlot, Bonarda, Moscatel de Alejandría and Torrontés are the most cultivated varieties. Syrah is emerging as the region’s most promising varietal.
Other Varieties
There are over 200 different grape varieties used in modern wine making (from a total of over 1000). Most lesser known blends and varieties are traditional to specific parts of the world.
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Bodegas Bórbore, founded in the 1930s by Italian immigrants, is a family run winery based in San Juan, just north of the more famous Mendoza region. The modern winery, located in the Tulum Valley, makes wines from both familiar and less familiar grape varieties, including the Italian red Bonarda and the local white speciality, Torrontés.
Deep lemon in colour, this blend works perfectly. The Chenin Blanc, vibrant on the nose with fresh aromas of green apple, is well balanced by the more aromatic Torrontés which brings layers of peach, apricot and rose petals. On the palate, the wine is smooth with a rich mouth-feel. It’s generous, yet fresh. Drink now.
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