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Grans Muralles, TORRES
premium dry red wine
PROIZVOĐAČ : TORRES
Sort composition: Monastrell, Garnacha Tinta, Garro, Samso i Carinena
Year of harvest: 2001
Percentage of alcohol: 14%
Price: 76,84 + 17% VAT
A red wine made from a selection of ancient Catalan grape variets: Monastrell, Garnacha Tinta, Garro, Samso and Carinena. Intense deep red colour with a purplish sheen. Aroma of exotic and profound complexity showing the wine’s incredibly rich body structure. Note the hints of spices (pepper, clove), shrubs (thyme) and very ripe red berries (cranberry).
Perfect with meat dishes such as the roasts or stews typical to Mediterranean cuisine,accompanied with tomato and pepper sauces or cooked or cooked with traditional herbs and spices (thyme,oregano,rosemary,basil,bay leaf).AWARDS
- 3/100 Points Peñín 2009 (2004 Vintage)
- 96/100 Points Peñín 2009 (2004 Vintage)
- 91/100 Points PROENSA - MEJORES VINOS DE ESPAÑA 2009 (2004 Vintage)
- Gold Medal GUIA DE ORO DE LOS VINOS DE ESPAÑA 2009 (2004 Vintage)
- Gold Medal International Wine Challenge 2008 (2004 Vintage)
- 93/100 Points The Wine Advocate Magazine 2008 (2001 Vintage)
ABOUT WINERY:
Torres Family deals with wine culture since the 17th century, and their first exporting company was founded in 1870.
Generations have followed one another, each has contributed to shaping the identity and corporate mission of "reason d'être."
Great wines are born in great vineyards. The Torres family invested in the effort to choose and into their possession include some of the best vineyards.
Over the years they built more than 1300 hectares of own vineyards in Catalonia where among others Grans Muralles originated. Also, the Torres family owns vineyards located in California and Chile, and the secret of the quality of their wines is just to combine the best varieties of grapes with the right climate and soil.
For more information go to: www.torreswines.com