In need of a dry white wine for cooking lapin a la moutarde the other night, I opened a bottle of 2004 La Yunta Torrontes that I had purchased recently at a local wine shop.
color: pale green-yellow nose: floral with stone fruit notes palate: crisp, slightly herbal, with modest peach flavors and a decent finish
This was my first encounter with this grape, made in this case by a US-Argentina joint venture
With the rabbit, we opened:
2000 David Bruce Truchard Vyd Pinot Noirn: smoke, light berry fruit, slight hint of oak p: velvety soft, rich fruit, good acidity, smoke, earth, slightly oaky finish
A decent but not great match with the rabbit (Burgundy or cru Beaujolais is better with it), this was a very good example of CA Pinot. Plenty of fruit, but not overextracted and showing good varietal character. This bottle reminds me why many of my favorite CA Pinots come from Carneros.
Mark Lipton