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
Established in 1870 by brothers Jaime and Miguel Torres Vendrell, Familia Torres stands as one of Spain's most historically influential and forward-thinking wine dynasties. Spanning prime estates across Catalonia (Penedès, Conca de Barberà, Priorat, and Costers del Segre) as well as Rías Baixas and Ribera del Duero, the house negotiates a mosaic of terroirs—from maritime granitic soils in Galicia to high-elevation calcareous clay and slate in northeastern Spain. Viticulturally celebrated for pioneering the Torres & Earth climate program, co-founding International Wineries for Climate Action (IWCA), and advancing regenerative farming, the estate also champions the revival of pre-phylloxera ancestral varieties like Forcada. Vinification balances precise temperature control, native yeasts, and specialized aging vessels ranging from granite vats to traditional oak casks. Benchmarks such as Pazo Torre Penelas Blanco Granito, Sons de Prades, Forcada, and Esplendor Vardon Kennett reflect an unwavering commitment to site specificity, structural clarity, and sustainable viticultural excellence.