Casarena Areyna Torronts 2023
Torronts grown 43 years on a remote pergola in the far north of Argentina, made in a style that trades the grape’s usual perfume bomb for tension.
Grape Varietals & Region: 100% Torronts from vines with an average age of 43 years in the remote northern Valle de Cafayate, Salta, Argentina. The pergola-trained vineyard sits in a semi-arid climate, on predominantly alluvial soils with a deep, sandy texture conditions that push Torronts toward precision rather than the broad, overtly floral style the grape is often known for.
Taste Profile: A tight profile with elegant tension and beautiful citrus notes. Clear, light golden colour with green tones. Pink grapefruit and lemon peel lead the nose, backed by floral notes of rose petal and wild white flowers. Vibrant acidity carries the dry, medium-to-low-bodied palate, delivering a modern, fresh and unique style of Torronts with flavours of Meyer lemon, pear, lychee and a hint of vanilla, closing on a slightly salty, mouthwateringly acidic finish. Ageing potential of 2+ years.
Winemaking Process: Hand-harvested with strict selection, then carefully destemmed. The fruit soaks briefly in water for extra colour and flavour extraction before a gentle pressing, and the juice rests in cool temperatures to let the coarser components settle. The clean juice undergoes spontaneous alcoholic fermentation over three weeks with wild yeasts in temperature-controlled stainless steel at 1416C. The young wine then moves to used French oak barriques for malolactic fermentation and ages there for 6 months before light filtering and bottling.
Winemaker: Casarena began in 2007, when the current team refurbished a century-old family winery building first raised in 1937 in the heart of Perdriel, just twenty minutes from Mendoza city. The name fuses “casa” and “arena,” a nod to the sand-coloured stone winery and the sandy soils it sits on. Casarena farms multiple distinct estates across Lujn de Cuyo, each with its own altitude, orientation and soil profile, giving its agroenological team a living laboratory for showing how differently the same grape can speak depending on exactly where it’s grown.
