Torres 'Gran Muralles' - Conca de Barbera 2010

This wine takes its name from the walls that protected the monastery at Poblet during the Mercenary Wars. he unmistakable identity of Gran Muralles is thanks to the stony, slate ground (Licorella) of the region, and the grape varieties used to make it. One century after the phyloxera plague the Torres family have begun to recuperate autoctonous grape varieties believed to be extinct, such as Garro and Samso, using modern viticultural techniques. Together with red Garnacha, Mazuelo and Monastrell they create the unique spirit of this wine. Intense deep red colour with a purplish sheen.

History, culture, innovation, determination. What makes this exceptional wine so unique lies in the particular characteristics of its slate and granite soils, and the indigenous varieties that live in them, two of which are ancestral varieties recovered by Familia Torres: Querol and Garro. Only 6 of the 32 hectares that make up this historical estate, once property of the Poblet Monastery, are dedicated to the production of this singular wine. Each parcel and variety are harvested separately, when the time is just right, and vinified in different styles that accentuate their particular expression to create a complex and elegant identity.

Aroma of exotic and profound complexity showing the wine’s great density, incredibly rich body and structure. Note the hints of spices (pepper, clove), shrubs (thyme) and very ripe, small red berries (cranberry, redcurrant) over a background of smoke, vanilla and incense. It grows as it warms up, exhibiting after a few seconds a fantastic series of flavours and memories… The dense but sweet tannins open up and once again deliver the spicy, fruity message of the bouquet and evolve in the aftertaste into a splendid finish that leaves a firm mark and a happy memory.

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