Susana Balbo · Paraje Altamira, Uco Valley
White blend · floral · citrus · herbs · creamy · mineral
Susana Balbo Signature White Blend is one of the more distinctive whites in this price band, combining aromatic Torrontés with Sauvignon Blanc and Semillón rather than leaning on a single international grape.
Country
Argentina
Region
Paraje Altamira, Uco Valley
Appellation
Mendoza
Grapes
Torrontés · Sauvignon Blanc · Semillón
Style
White
Realistic spend
£21–£30
Budget band: £20–£35
Best moments
A distinctive aromatic white for birthdays, Mother’s Day and adventurous dinner-party guests.
Why this wine matters
The 2024 blend is 40% Torrontés, 30% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Semillón from Paraje Altamira at about 1,150 metres. It gives the 366 a white wine that is both recognisably Argentine and genuinely different.
How it is made
The varieties are handled separately, with barrel fermentation used for part of the blend and natural yeasts for Sauvignon Blanc and Semillón. The final wine spends about five months in French oak, combining new and second-use barrels.
What does it taste like?
Floral and citrus notes meet fresh herbs and white fruit, followed by a creamy texture and a persistent mineral finish.
Serve it well
Serve around 9–11°C. It works particularly well with aromatic and spicy food.
If this wine were human…
If Signature White Blend were human, it would be has an unusual idea, an excellent playlist and enough charm to make both seem sensible.
Does any of this sound suspiciously familiar?
Has an unusual idea, an excellent playlist and enough charm to make both seem sensible. You are capable of appearing very relaxed while maintaining several quite exact standards.
At dinner, you know when the table needs another bottle and when it needs coffee instead. Secretly, you enjoy being underestimated until the second half of the evening.
In short: has an unusual idea, an excellent playlist and enough charm to make both seem sensible. white blend energy, translated into a person.
Purely for fun — this is the wine’s fictional personality, not a psychological reading of yours.
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