November 4 2024  |  Spirits & Tobacco

Familia Torres releases Colección Privada and showcases winemaking legacy

By Laura Shirk


Familia Torres Colección Privada is a limited and exclusive selection of rare ex cellar vintages, spanning from 1989 to a minimum of 10 years old

Familia Torres shares its winemaking legacy with the release of Familia Torres Colección Privada (Private Collection), an extraordinary selection of rare ex cellar vintages aimed at highlighting the aging potential of the winery's greatest wines. Each year, Familia Torres will unveil a limited number of exceptional bottles that have matured for at least a decade in the family's private reserve, carefully chosen to exhibite the intricate complexity that only the passage of time can bestow upon fine wines.

Familia Torres Private Collection is aimed at private clients, collectors and prestigious restorers. In its first edition, the collection features five iconic wines that have marked the winery’s history from nine different vintages ranging from 1989 to 2013 for the youngest wines.

Mas La Plana 1989, the collection’s oldest vintage, possesses remarkable complexity, having benefited from years of aging. From the winery’s flagship wine, vintages 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2013 vintages are also available. The other wines included in the collection are Grans Muralles (vintages 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012) and the Chardonnay Milmanda (2012 and 2013), both from Conca de Barberà, and Reserva Real (2012) and the Riesling Waltraud (2012), from Penedès.

All of these wines, true expressions of their place of origin, have evolved beautifully over time, developing exquisite flavors and complex aromas that can only be experienced with such maturity. Even the youngest wines in this collection, aged at least 10 years, already show their aging potential. These bottles offer a glimpse into the future, revealing what younger vintages’ evolution could become.

"These wines are part of our legacy and a living testimony of our unwavering dedication to excellence. It is exciting to enjoy these vintages now, once anticipated to possess remarkable aging potential, and to see that time has proven us right. They are wines of profound complexity that have evolved in an exceptional way," says Miguel A. Torres, President, Familia Torres.

To certify the authenticity and integrity of these select wines, each of the vintages that make up the Familia Torres Colección Privada is presented in an elegant dark wooden case, addorned with a wax seal and a ribbon indicating the relaunch date. Inside, there is information about the wine and the vintage. The bottles retain the original label and are prepared by hand, with special attention to every detail.

The stringent selection process by the family and the winemaking team ensures that only the finest vintages are included in this exclusive collection and that all bottles have been aged and preserved in the family's private cellar under optimal conditions until the moment of their relaunch.

Commitment to quality and excellence

The firm commitment to quality and excellence has allowed Familia Torres to establish itself as a winery of international prestige with a strong presence in high-end restaurants. Named seven times the world’s most admired wine brand by wine professionals, according to Drinks International’s annual ranking, the winery expects to finish 2024 with an increase in sales both in the domestic and international markets, partly due to the good performance in key countries such as the United States and the great reception of its latest wine and spirits releases.

"Despite the challenges facing the wine sector, we are happy with the trust our clients place in us and the recognition we continue to receive thanks to the strength and prestige of our brand," he continues. 

Familia Torres was co-founded in 1991, along with Famille Drouhin from Burgundy, the Primum Familiae Vini association, which today consists of twelve of Europe’s finest and oldest wineproducing families.

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