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The Bousquet family hails from the southern French city of Carcassonne and boasts four generations of winemaking heritage. A vacation to Argentina in 1990 was all it took. For third-generation winemaker Jean Bousquet, it was love at first sight. The Frenchman's object of desire: the Gualtallary Valley, a picturesque, remote, and arid terrain located in the Uco Valley in Mendoza, Argentina. Here, where condors soar and not a vine in sight, Jean discovered his dream terroir, an ideal place to cultivate organic wines.
The Bousquet Chardonnay/Torrontés cuvée is an original and refreshing combination born from the highlands of Tupungato , in the heart of the Uco Valley , in Argentina , at an altitude of over 1,200 meters. Produced by the Bousquet family , French winemakers established in Argentina since the 1990s, this cuvée perfectly reflects their philosophy: to produce organic, expressive and elegant wines from a unique high-altitude terroir benefiting from exceptional climatic conditions. The gravelly soil and the continental climate, marked by strong temperature variations between day and night, ensure slow maturation and a perfect balance between freshness and aromatic richness.
Torrontés , a typical Argentinian white grape variety, brings its floral intensity and exotic character, while Chardonnay gives it structure, roundness and elegance. Vinification is carried out in stainless steel vats at low temperature to preserve all the liveliness and purity of the aromas.
When tasted, this vintage reveals an expressive nose with notes of jasmine, orange blossom, white peach and citrus fruits , with a palate that is at once fresh, fruity and slightly mineral , marked by a beautiful tension.
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The little history of the country
Argentina
Although Argentina is considered the "new world", its wine tradition is much older than one might think, dating back to the time of Spanish colonization, in the 16th century and then by Italian settlers. Unlike Chile, wine has long been part of the country's culture. Over the past 20 years, the country's wine producers have increased quality levels and managed to consolidate an international export market. No wine-producing country in the world has made more progress in the last years of the 20th century (on the viticultural and oenological level, if not necessarily financially). Argentina has now become the fifth largest wine producing country in the world, after France, Italy, Spain and the United States. Argentina is one of the most important wine-producing countries in the New World, and the largest wine producer in South America. The high-altitude deserts of the eastern Andes have given rise to a high-quality wine industry, and the terroir here is well suited to Argentina's adopted grape variety, the ubiquitous Malbec. Originally from Bordeaux, he is today responsible for some of the most famous Argentinian wines, which are characterized by their brightness and intensity, with floral notes and dark fruit flavors. Other red varieties produced in Argentina are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Bonarda, Syrah, Tempranillo and Pinot Noir. Among white wines, the emblematic grape variety of the Argentine wine region is Torrontés, which gives a wine with a floral and tropical taste. The country also produces Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio. Today, Argentinian wines are recognized throughout the world for their full-bodied reds and as high quality wines.