Gran Coronas Black Label
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-roasted leg of lamb with rosemary, grilled prime ribeye steak, or rich wild boar stew.
✨ Technical Specifications
The story of Torres Gran Coronas Black Label—now famously known as Mas La Plana—is one of the most legendary chapters in Spanish winemaking history. In the late 1960s, Miguel A. Torres defied local conventions by planting French Cabernet Sauvignon in the clay-limestone soils of the Penedès region in Catalunya. The crowning moment came at the 1979 Gault-Millau Wine Olympiad in Paris, where the 1970 vintage of this 'Black Label' Cabernet Sauvignon triumphed in a blind tasting over some of Bordeaux's most celebrated First Growths. This historic victory shattered the myth that world-class Cabernet could only be grown in France. Cultivated on the single estate of Mas La Plana, the wine undergoes meticulous fermentation and extensive aging in French oak barrels. It delivers a profound, complex profile marked by ripe blackcurrant, truffle, baking spices, and elegant balsamic undertones, representing the pinnacle of Catalan viticulture.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1870 by brothers Jaime and Miguel Torres Vendrell in Vilafranca del Penedès, Familia Torres has grown into one of Spain's most storied and internationally acclaimed wine dynasties. Guided across five generations by an enduring spirit of innovation and environmental stewardship, the family revolutionized Spanish winemaking under the visionary leadership of Miguel A. Torres by championing pioneering viticultural techniques, climate action initiatives, and the recovery of ancestral grape varieties. Spanning premier estates in Catalonia, Rioja, Ribera del Duero, as well as ventures in Chile and California, their production philosophy centers on sustainability, biodiversity, and terroir transparency. The house is celebrated worldwide for legendary single-vineyard icons such as the Cabernet Sauvignon-driven Mas La Plana and the indigenous blend Grans Muralles, alongside renowned brandies and benchmark Catalan cuvées.