Familia Torres
Mas La Plana, DO Penedès
The most pristine bunches of old-vine Cabernet Sauvignon are hand selected to craft Torres’ most prestigious red wine. A 1979 blind tasting in Paris, the Gault-Millau Wine Olympics, placed First Growth Bordeaux wines including Château Latour against newcomers including Torres. The wine from Mas la Plana vineyard triumphed over some of the world’s most iconic, placing first, which put Penedès on the map as benchmark quality for the best red wines in the world.
Located in Penedès’ Turons de Vilafranca subzone, the 29-hectare Mas La Plana vineyard lies between the Foix River and Riera de Llitrà. Spread across ten plots, its loamy lower soils and marlstone upper soils support old Cabernet vines planted in the 1970s.
- Region
- Catalunya
- Appellation
- DO Penedès
- Varietal Composition
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Aging
- Aged for 18 months in French oak barriques and foudres (85% new).
- Alcohol
- 14.5%
Mas la Plana is graceful and balanced despite its firm and dominant tannin profile. Bright crunchy acidity ensures a wine that will develop in the cellar for years to come. This polished red displays hints of its Mediterranean heritage with herbaceous bramble while holding true to brooding currant and loamy earth.
Wine Spectator
94 Points
2020
"A well-tailored red, with enticing aromas of bay leaf, anise and wild herbs, plus a beam of ripe black currant. Medium- to full-bodied but not bulky, with a limber feel to the sculpted tannins. Rich hints of espresso, minerally slate and smoke, dark chocolate and white pepper echo on the fresh, focused finish. Drink now through 2040."
— Alison Napjus, 2025
