Tasting note
Colour - Light straw with greenish glints, indicative of a young wine.

Aroma - Fresh grassy and lemony aromas with a hint of fresh peach.

Taste - Crisp and citrussy with creamy peach and a suggestion of spice.

	Type:Still White Wine		Country:Argentina		Appellation:Famatina Valley
	Grape Type:Pinot Grigio		Drink Before:End of 2009		Style:Dry
	Alcohol:12.5%		Bottle Size:75cl		Bottle Code:26640

Description
Pinot Grigio is the most popular white grape on the planet. The wines from northern Italy are its most sought-after, so demand has helped push up the prices dramatically. More recently this variety has taken off in the New World, but is still grown in comparatively tiny quantities in Australia (around 4% of plantings), Chile and Argentina. In the New World, the wines tend to have a little more weight and roundness than their Italian equivalent, but are all the more satisfying for that.

Carnavalito is from the outback of Argentina's Famatina Valley, in Chilecito country that saw a goldrush in the late 1800s. It is said that about 100 million dollars of gold was shipped to England at that time. Today, this region is much poorer and little grows in the arid soils bar vines. In its dry climate, however, the vines produce very healthy, ripe fruit and with excellent concentration too thanks to long, hot sunny days and a big drop in temperature at night, largely due to the high altitude of the plantings (at about 1,000 metres). Most of the vines are grown organically, partly because the growers simply can't afford the price of spraying them, but also the vineyards are so healthy, there is simply no need.

This crisp, appetising white is the work of the most important cellar of that region - La Riojana - in collaboration with highly experienced Flying Winemaker, Nick Butler, an expert at capturing all the fruity freshness of the wine.