<<

SPAIN | DO COSTERS DEL SEGRE

14.5% Alcohol: | DO Costers del Segre Cariñena, Garnacha and ABOUT WINE THE ABOUT THE FAMILY ABOUT FAMILY THE KEY POINTS SELLING TECHNICAL DETAILS Appellation: Appellation: PURGATORI 2017 Varietal Composition: 15-18 months oak in French barrels new) (30% 15-18 Aging: their penance The Purgatori estate where 1770 monks the dates of back Montserrat to the abbey carried out Purgatori ferments in concrete tanks produced from the sandy soil the of vineyard the 200 estate’s From ha under vine, only the best grapes a selected of are 50ha plot used Familia came place in Drinks 1st on Torres list International’s Most Admired of 2021 Wine Brands, while leading the European ranking year in a row the for 11th • • • • and historical estates, as well as the recovery ancestral of varieties. Familia has a Torres historical connection Penedès, Conca to de Barberà, Priorat, and Costers del Segre, now but its presence extends vineyards to and wineries in preeminent regions – , Ribera del Rueda, Duero, and Rías Baixas. Familia founded its first Torres winery years in Vilafranca ago, 150 del in Penedès 1870, its rootsbut in the winegrowing traditions of date back the century. to 16th generationsFive have carried the family business forward, passing their on passion for wine culture fromparents children to – a passionsteeped in respectland for and tradition, and a firm belief the family in innovation. Today focuses wines on from unique vineyards leading wines to with great aromatic intensity. ThePurgatori estate has organic of acres) 200 vineyards, ha (494 spread the over valley ft) at theirand slopes highestthat meters climb (1805 point. The vineyards 550 to are very high quality thanks the to extreme continental climate, with a wide temperature variation in summertime. This, combined with the favors ripening lackslow a water, of the of grape,

2016 Vintage Managing Director Managing – Gillian Sciaretta, June 2021 MIGUEL TORRES MACZASSEK mineral and wild, Mediterranean herb giving depth to the finish.” characteroverall, brooding a with core of plum sauce, dusty earth, black tannins Sinewy ganache. and olive give bold structure, with spice, “This powerful red has a refined