This 1997 Torres Grans Muralles from Conca de Barberà represents a carefully considered blend of Mediterranean grape varieties, Samsó, Carinyena, Garnacha, Monastrell and Garro, unified by the house's disciplined winemaking philosophy. At twenty-seven years of maturity, the wine has evolved into a sophisticated expression of its terroir, with the initial structural intensity now yielding to secondary complexity and nuanced aromatics. The 14.5% alcohol sits comfortably within the wine's framework, neither dominating nor receding. Serve this wine alongside aged Manchego cheese or slow-braised lamb to appreciate its refined tannin structure and the graceful interplay between fruit and earth that marks Torres's finest offerings.
Data sheet
- Alcohol content
- 14.5
- Origin
- Spanien
- Vintage
- 1997
- Region
- Conca de Barbera
- Grape variety
- Monastrell;Samsó;Carinena;Garro;Garnacha
- Closure
- Naturkorken
- Importer
- Siehe Erzeuger
- Producer
- Torres, Miguel S.A. 08720 Vilafranca del Penedes Spanien
- Serving temperature
- 17-19 °C
- Body
- 5
- Tannin
- 4
- Acidity
- 3
- Sweetness
- 1
- Fruit
- 4
- Characteristics
- Full-bodied, Dry, Oak-aged, Age-worthy, Rarity, Autochthone grape varieties
- Food pairing
- Braised lamb shoulder, Game and venison, Aged Manchego, Iberian pork
- Élevage
- 18 months in French oak barrels and foudres (Tronçais, 50% new oak)