Crios de Susana Balbo Torrontés 2009 (Dominio del Plata )

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Crios de Susana Balbo Torrontés 2009

Technical data

Winery: Dominio del Plata

Wine type:

White

Grape variety:

Torrontés 100%

Vintage: 2009

Winemaker:
- Bertagna, Gustavo
- Balbo, Susana

Tasting notes

Sight: Pale gold color with steelish hues.

Nose: Intense aromas of white flowers, rose petals combined with hints of citric fruits and white peaches.

Mouth: On the palate, it has a great body and acidity as well as a perfect balance and freshness. Excellent balance between its floral and fruity characteristics.

Vineyard

Name: Cafayate
Region: Calchaqui Valleys (Salta)
Altitude: 1760 meters asl
Age: 10 years
Vintage: Hand-harvested
Yield: 4.30 tons/acre

Winemaking

Vat: Stainless Steel Tanks
Alcoholic fermentation: 16 days
Winery aging: 4 months

Analysis

Alcohol: 13.5%
Total acidity: 6.3 g/l
Volatile acidity: 0.4 g/l
Reducing sugar: 5.8 g/l
Extract: 24 g/l
Free sulfur dioxide: 24 mg/l
Total sulfur dioxide: 70 mg/l

Serving suggestions

Service temperature: 50°F
Pairings: Smoked meats, hard and semi-hard cheeses and seafood (especially crab).
Home aging: 2 years

Price ranges

From U$D 6 to U$D 9.99

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Bertagna, Gustavo

About the winemaker

Personal information

Name: Bertagna, Gustavo
Age: 29
Studies abroad:

2008 - Specialization in different international winemaking styles, France

2007 - Grape Harvest and winemaking Cave de Florensac, France, as Second Winemaker

2002-2005 - Grape Harvest and Winemaking in Zimmerman-Graeff & Muller Winery, Germany, as Second Winemaker

Awards / Scholarships: Scolarship from Don Bosco College for a postgraduate course in "Planning and quality management from the vineyard to the wine"

Vision of the Argentinian wine industry: All along the past few years, the quality of Argentine's wines has clearly been improved, highlighting the improvement of work techniques and a better knowledge of the different geographical areas that produce high quality grapes with unique characteristics.

Balbo, Susana

About the winemaker

Personal information

Name: Balbo, Susana
Age: 54
Education: Winemaker
Studies abroad: Winemaking consultancy for English companies in Spain.
Winemaking and business consultancy for Chilean, Spanish and Italian wine companies investing in Argentina. Trainings in different wineries in California, Italy, France, Spain, Australia, such as Stags Leap Wine Cellars, Villa Banfi and Villa Mt Eden. Awards / Scholarships:

2010 - Vicepresident of Wines of Argentina

2006 - 2010 - President of Wines of Argentina

2005 - High Impact Entrepreneur (Endeavor)

2003 - Endeavor Entrepreneur

1996 - Business Woman of the Year

1981 - Graduated with Gold Medal at“Universidad J.A.Maza” Mendoza.

Vision of the Argentinian wine industry: Argentina has a huge potential. It offers the chance to make high quality wines expressing the generosity of our land and climate.

Wine story

At the end of the 90’s, Susana Balbo had her dream come true when she had her own winery built and gave birth to her Crios wines. Crios means offspring, it refers to the fact that Susana makes a rigorous selection of the finest barrels prior to making her final blends. The label shows 3 hands interlaced, the big hand stands for Susana’s hand and the 2 little one for the hands of her 2 children, symbolizing the protection of the mother on her children, the protection of the winemaker on her baby wines.