Familia Torres - Mas La Plana Cabernet Sauvignon DO Penedes 2018 (750ml)

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Producer	Familia Torres
Country	Spain
Region	Catalunya
Subregion	Penedes
Varietal	Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage	2018
Sku	39319
Size	750ml

    

WA

93

JR

17.5

JS

94

V

96

Familia Torres Winery is celebrating a milestone anniversary, marking 150 years since its establishment in 1870. However, the family's roots in winemaking date back even further, with the first mention of the Torres wine family in 1557. The winery was founded by Miguel Torres Vendrell, and since then, the family has passed down the winery and the name Miguel through generations. Despite facing setbacks, including the bombing of the winery during the Spanish civil war, the family has continued to thrive, with Miguel Torres i Carbó rebuilding and expanding the business. Under the leadership of Miguel A. Torres and later Miguel Torres Maczassek, the winery has become a leader in environmental advocacy, social responsibility, and innovation, earning recognition as Drinks International's "World's Most Admired Wine Brand". Today, Familia Torres is a respected and renowned winery, both in Spain and around the world.

Aged for 18 months in 61% new oak barrels and foudres (plus 4% in stainless steel tanks), the 2018 Mas La Plana is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Penedès. It displays a garnet hue with a purple sheen. The reductive bouquet offers red fruit notes of cherry and sour cherry, along with ash undergrowth and mushroom. Dry, compact and fine-grained on the palate, the juicy flow leads to a complex and joyful mouthfeel. The 2018 has great aging potential.

Complex, fine nose with some cigars, tobacco, cedar wood, chili chocolate and olives alongside blackberries and finely roasted spices. Some cocoa powder savoriness, too. Palate is juicy, savory and precise with a medium to full body, showing silky and refined tannins with tension and resolve. Beautiful length with finesse, restraint and elegance here. Drink or hold.

The 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Mas La Plana was produced from a cool and late harvest of the vines planted between 1964 and 1979 in the Mas La Plana estate in Penedès at 225 meters in altitude on gravel, sand and clay soils. It fermented in 10,000-liter oak foudres with indigenous yeasts and matured in French oak barrels, 55% of them new, 20% in foudre and 25% in stainless steel for nine to 15 months, depending on the plot. This is very peppery and spicy, cool and varietal with a Mediterranean accent. This is the vineyard where they started with regenerative agriculture. It’s minty and has fine-grained tannins, spicy, herbal and fresh, reflecting a cooler year with more rain. In 2016, they introduced oak vats for the fermentation. They are also going for larger volumes for élevage and some wine kept in stainless steel. The best vintages at Mas la Plana are always the cooler years. 76,439 bottles, 1,643 magnums and some larger formats were produced. It was bottled in October 2020

100% Cabernet Sauvignon, estate-grown. Aged for 18 months in 85% new French oak barrels. Winemaker Miguel A Torres. RS 0.5 g/l. Vegan.
Good to see this on the international stage. It’s a beautifully made wine that deserves a comeback. (JR)