Tinto y Blanco » Penedes http://www.tintoyblanco.com.au Adventures in Spanish Wine Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:31:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Torres Gran Coronas Reserva 2001 http://www.tintoyblanco.com.au/wine/torres-gran-coronas-reserva-2001/ http://www.tintoyblanco.com.au/wine/torres-gran-coronas-reserva-2001/#comments Fri, 20 Oct 2006 00:20:53 +0000 Dave Worthington http://www.tintoyblanco.com.au/?p=100 Torres Gran Coronas Reserva 2001Torres make a number wines under their 'Gran' label, basically these are Reserva versions of their younger brothers. So, here we have Gran Coronas (I had a look at the 03 Coronas here), a blend of 85% Canbernet and 15% Tempranillo that sees 12 months in french an eastern European oak, 30% of which is new.

I also notice that the Gran Coronas is labeled as D.O. Penedes, while the Coronas is labeled as the broad D.O. Catalunya.

A deep red core with purple at the edges and some great aromas of concentrated dark fruit with vanilla, oak and spice.  Full flavoured in the mouth with more concentrated dark cherry and plum with a bit of complexity.  There is a fair bit of tannin here as well, but it is are smooth and round.  A medium length, jammy fruit finish. I liked it, well fruited and in balance. 87 Pts.

Source: Boccaccio Cellars RRP: $23 Closure: Conventional Cork

Web: www.torres.es

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