Alamos, Salta (Argentina) Torrontés 2011

($13, Alamos USA):  Despite representing only about 10 percent of Argentina’s white wine vineyards, Torrontés is rapidly becoming that country’s signature white wine grape.  In Alamos’s current rendition, floral, Muscat-like aromas leap from the glass.  Bright acidity prevents the ever so slight hint of sweetness from turning cloying and adds overall balance.  Here’s a lovely sipping-by-the pool kind of wine. 87 Michael Apstein Aug 21, 2012