Finca Domingo Torrontés is a white-wine grape, ripened to extraordinary intensity at mile-high vineyards in Argentina's remote Salta province. Take the green citrus intensity of New Zealand sauvignon blanc and marry it to an oily Alsatian gewürztraminer, and you are in the same league as this remarkable wine.

Two other high-altitude Argentinean wines are being introduced to the U.S. by the importer, Vinos Argentinos. Both show a flavor intensity and density quite different from the run-of-the-mill reds made further south: Domingo Molina Cabernet Sauvignon and Domingo Molina Malbec. Grown at the 6,600-foot level, in a semi-arid desert valley irrigated with snowmelt from the High Andes, both these wines are super-saturated in color, compact and layered with wild fruit and berry flavors. Tannins are substantial but soft, and the Cabernet offers exceptional flavors.