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Riccitelli, Torrontes The Apple Doesn't Fall Far, 2024

White Wine from Argentina, Argentina
by Riccitelli
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The name is a nod to Matías Riccitelli's father, Jorge, one of Argentina's best-known winemakers. This vibrant Torrontés comes from 40-year-old vines at 1,000 meters in Tupungato, high in Mendoza's Uco Valley. Hand-harvested, macerated on the skins for two days, and aged in concrete eggs for six months, it balances minerality with tropical brightness: white flowers and stonefruit on the nose give way to grapefruit, guava, and kiwi with a playful green apple finish.

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More about Riccitelli

If your idea of Argentine wine is plush, oaky Malbec, Matías Riccitelli is the winemaker to reset it. His wines chase freshness, altitude and old vines, and he makes a point of showing that Argentina is about far more than one grape.

Matías was born in Cafayate, in Salta in Argentina's far north, and grew up in wine: his father and mentor, Jorge Riccitelli, was the longtime head winemaker at Bodega Norton. After working harvests around the world, Matías founded his own winery in 2009 in Las Compuertas, the highest part of Mendoza's Luján de Cuyo, where he has old, ungrafted vines, much of it Malbec. He also works high-elevation sites in the Uco Valley, including Gualtallary and Los Chacayes, and since 2015 has revived 1950s-planted vineyards along the Río Negro in Patagonia.

Everything is hand-harvested and fermented with native yeasts, and the cellar makes generous use of concrete and clay alongside wood. The range is easy to navigate: Kung Fu is the playful, hands-off line, made in clay amphorae; The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree (a nod to his dad) is the everyday range; Old Vines draws on historic vineyards; and Viñas Extremas showcases sites above 1,500 meters. Throughout, look for energy and lift rather than weight.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Torrontes

  • Vintage

    2024

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

What Skurnik Wines has to say about this wine:

100% Torrontes

40-year-old vines located in Tupungato, Uco Valley at 1,000 meters above sea level

Clay soils and rocky subsoil

Hand harvested

Macerated for 48 hours

Fermented at low temperatures and aged in concrete egg for 6 months

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Ceviche, grilled shrimp, goat cheese salads, fresh fish tacos, Southeast Asian cuisine with citrus

Tasting Profile

Aromas: white flowers, stonefruit, grapefruit, guava. Body: medium. Acidity: crisp. Finish: minerally, fresh, floral.