Familia Torres
Reserva Real, DO Penedès
A wine created in honor of his majesty, King Don Juan Carlos, who visited the winery in 1995, coinciding with the 125th anniversary of Familia Torres. Considered one of the most exclusive, limited-production wines in Spain. It comes from a very strict sorting of the finest Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot grapes from Familia Torres small vineyard in Les Arnes.
The Les Arnes vineyard is located at the foot of a coastal mountain range at 400 metres above sea level in the Costers de l’Anoia subzone and is presided over by a twelfth century romanesque chapel. This modest 4-hectares vineyard sits on Silurian slate soils from the Paleozoic Era – unique in the whole of the region. Deep, dark, and rocky, its well-drained soils are ideal for growing both the Cabernet and Merlot varieties.
- Region
- Catalunya
- Appellation
- DO Penedès
- Varietal Composition
- Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
- Aging
- 18 months in French oak barrels
- Alcohol
- 14.5%
Low yield farming welcomes opulence and fine silken tannins. Ripe summer plum, baked cherry and mulberry depth is integrated with generous and lingering notes of cocoa, vanillin and licorice.
Wine Enthusiast
97 Points
2019
“This inky-garnet-colored wine has aromas of blackberry preserves, cherry, milk chocolate and a touch of smoke. Purple-plum, Mission fig, chocolate-covered-espresso-bean, anise and candied violet flavors are wrapped in a cloak of lusty tannins that coalesces in a lasting finish that is stamped with notes of butterscotch and lavender.”
— Mike deSimone, 2023
