Torres Sangre de Toro Original has rich aromas with notes of spices and blackberries and hints of quince jam. Velvety, lush, warm on the palate with good firm structure and elegant flavours of liquorice and small dark forest fruits.
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Brand: Familia Torres
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Description: Dry Red
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Vintages Available: 2021
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Country, Region: Spain, DO Catalunya
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Ratings: JS 88
Grapes
Garnacha and Cariñena
About the Producer
Jaime Torres emigrated to Cuba in 1855. On the island he made his fortune through the flourishing oil industry and seaborne trade. In 1870 he returned home a rich man and went into business with his brother, a wine grower. Together, in 1870, they founded the family company, in Vilafranca del Penedès, where the company still has its head office. One of Jaime Torres’ ideas was to build a 600,000-litre wine vat, the largest in the world. During the Spanish Civil War the winery was bombarded, leaving everything in ruins, including the enormous vat. Miguel Torres Carbó, a fourth generation member of the family, rebuilt the winery in 1940 and started business up again. He brought an end to the sale of bulk wine and started to market it in labelled bottles. In the year of reconstruction, when France was under German control and unable to provide wine, Miguel Torres travelled to the United States to promote his wines. It was in this period that the brands Sangre de Toro, Viña Sol and Coronas first came into being.
In 1966 work started on the planting of imported grape varieties: at first Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon and later on Merlot, Pinot noir, Riesling and Gewürztraminer. That same year, Miguel A. Torres married Waltraud Maczassek, a German artist, who has also collaborated in the sale of Torres wines on the German market. When Torres produced their first Riesling they named it in honour of Waltraud.
In 1975, Bodegas Torres began growing organic grapes for wine.
In 1991, after the death of Miguel Torres, the winery passed into the hands of his son Miguel A. Torres, the company’s current President and Managing Director.
Torres is the family winery with the most extensive vineyards in the Denomination of Origin (DO) of Penedès and the largest winery in Spain. Outside of the Torres family's native Penedès region, they own vineyards in DO Conca de Barberà, DO Toro, DO Jumilla, DO Ribera del Duero, DOQ Priorat and most recently in DOC Rioja - in the last three areas with new wineries or wineries under construction. Likewise, Torres is also Spain's largest producer of DO wines under its own label, exporting to more than 140 countries.
They also run the Miguel Torres Chile winery in the Chilean Central Valley, and in the United States (California) where in 1986 Marimar Torres founded Marimar Estate.
Last year, for the second consecutive year, Torres was named The World's Most Admired Wine Brand by professionals of the sector, according to the ranking published by Drinks International, topping a list of 50 wineries.
Torres signed up to the Barcelona Declaration at the WCP in 2011; pledging to reduce their carbon footprint per bottle by 20% by 2020, as well as to make all buildings sustainable, recycle and recover materials to reduce waste, reduce the ‘water footprint’, to use only renewable energy, to conserve biodiversity and to limit the use of chemicals. Miguel A Torres, one of the architects of the Declaration, and Torres as a principle sponsor, strongly believes that, ‘wineries should put self-interest aside for the good of the environment.’
Vineyard
Made from carefully selected vineyards in the Spanish region of Catalonia, this iconic wine has stayed true to its incomparable personality since the first vintage in 1954.
Vinification
After the harvest, the grapes undergo skin contact for one week. The alcoholic fermentation, which lasts approximately 7 days, takes place in stainless steel tanks at a temperature of 24º.
Ageing
20% of the wine ages in used barrels, 14% French and 6% Eastern European oak, for 6 months.
Tasting Notes
Deep opaque cherry red. Torres Sangre de Toro Original is a rich, complex Mediterranean aromas with exuberant notes of spices and blackberries and delicious hints of quince jam. Velvety, lush, warm on the palate with good firm structure and elegant flavours of liquorice and small dark forest fruits.
Analysis
13.5% alcohol vol.
Food Suggestions
Torres Sangre de Toro Original pairs perfectly with meat stews, game, and food prepared with spices. A great match for meat paellas and medium-aged cheeses.
Serving temperature: 15-17°C.
Cellar
Stored under the right conditions, Torres Sangre de Toro Original will hold its potential for the next 5-8 years.