Bodega Colome Torrontes [2022] 750ml/white

Argentina's oldest winery

Founded in 1831, Bodega Colome is Argentina's oldest winery. Its history begins in 1831 when the governor of Salta, Nicolas Severo de Isasmendi y Echalar, founded a brewery. In 1854, Isasmendi's daughter Asensión, who married José Benjamin d'Avalos, brought the first pre-phylloxera French Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon vines and planted them in the fields of Colomé. The three vineyards planted that year still produce excellent grapes and are used for Colome's Riserva wine. For more than 170 years, Colome was owned by the founding families of Isasmendi and D'Avalos until it was purchased by Donald Hess in 2001.

The world's highest vineyard and oldest Malbec tree

The province of Salta in northwestern Argentina, where Colome is located, has an extremely dry climate and is known for extremely little rainfall, with rainfall ranging from 50 to 120 mm between December and February, the ripening period for grapes. There is a large temperature difference between day and night, and strong ultraviolet rays during the day thicken the grape skins. Colome's four vineyards are located in a mountainous area at an altitude of 1750-3111m. In 2007, Pinot Noir, Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, and Syrah were planted in the world's highest vineyard at 3,111 meters above sea level. Colomé also has the oldest Malbec trees in the world, with the oldest being over 150 years old. All fields are grown using sustainable farming methods.

vision of hess

Donald Hess was looking for the ideal terroir to develop his winery business in Argentina, and when he first visited the Calchaqui Valley with his wife Ursula in 1998, he was struck by the spectacular natural beauty and potential of Colome. Inspired by sex, I decided to purchase Colome in 2001. Since then, with the vision of contributing to the development of the region together with the people who work in Colome, we have fulfilled our social responsibilities to the region by improving employment and establishing a community center, while inheriting Colome's history and creating more creative projects. I have created it. Colome is one of the model producers of high-quality premium wine in Argentina, exporting over 500,000 liters of wine each year to over 40 countries around the world.

The fresh, thick acid produced by low-temperature fermentation gives a supple edge to the citrus fruit flavor, and the fruit lingers for a long time. It is produced using stainless steel fermentation and aging from grapes that are 30 to 60 years old, located at an altitude of 1,700 meters in the dry Upper Kalchaki Valley, where there is a large temperature difference between day and night.

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