A bright, fragrant white for sunny tables and food with a little spice

Laborum Torrontes Single Vineyards x 750ml is the bottle to chill when you want something light on its feet yet full of character. Fresh lime and citrus meet a delicate, rose-like floral lift, and the finish feels crisp and balanced rather than heavy or sweet. Three months of gentle resting give that refreshing style a soft, lightly rounded feel.

Pour it chilled as an aperitif before lunch, or bring it to the table with ceviche, grilled fish, seafood or a fresh salad. Its citrus brightness also makes it an easy partner for chicken, lightly spiced dishes and Argentine empanadas: food with freshness or a little heat has room to shine alongside it.

This Torrontés comes from Finca El Retiro in Cafayate, Salta: an aromatic Argentine white with the freshness for warm afternoons and a subtle softness that keeps it interesting through a meal.

Why you’ll love it

• Fresh rather than weighty: lively lime and citrus flavours make each glass feel bright and clean.
• Gently floral: a delicate rose-like aroma brings perfume without taking over the palate.
• Made for the table: a natural choice with seafood, grilled fish, ceviche or a plate of empanadas.
• More than a simple aperitif: a three-month resting period lends a little soft texture, while the finish stays crisp and clean.
• A taste of high Cafayate: Torrontés from Finca El Retiro, grown at 1,650 metres above sea level in Salta.

The story behind the wine

Laborum is made by Bodega El Porvenir de Cafayate, a woman-led, family-run project in north-west Argentina. Its director, Lucía Romero Marcuzzi, is a third-generation vineyard owner who has led the winery since 2013. That family perspective gives the bottle a useful sense of continuity: the team is working with a long connection to the vines and with a clear focus on Cafayate’s own character.

The fruit for this wine comes from Finca El Retiro, a historic estate vineyard in the Cafayate Valley. Here, 73-year-old Torrontés vines are trained on pergolas at 1,650 metres above sea level. Cafayate is an elevated valley where warm days and cool nights are an important part of the growing conditions; in this wine, the result is expressed as the fresh, aromatic style that makes Torrontés so appealing.

The vineyard is picked by hand in three stages, then the selected grapes are whole-bunch pressed and cool-fermented for 30 days. The wine rests for three months on its lees and does not undergo malolactic fermentation. In practical terms, the approach keeps the citrus and floral character clear, while adding a little texture without losing the wine’s lively feel.

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