Pazo Torre Penelas Blanco Granito
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh oysters on the half shell, traditional Galician octopus (Pulpo a la Gallega), or herb-roasted sea bass.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic 14th-century Pazo Torre Penelas estate in Galicia's Val do Salnés, this singular Albariño is a groundbreaking tribute to Galician terroir. Familia Torres crafts this white wine using innovative egg-shaped granite vats for both fermentation and lees aging. This unusual vessel choice directly mirrors the region's granitic bedrock, allowing for a natural micro-oxygenation that shapes a wine of extraordinary texture, vibrant acidity, and intense saline minerality. The estate itself, complete with its traditional stone granary and chapel, whispers tales of centuries-old Galician viticulture, reborn here through a harmonious marriage of ancient stone and modern winemaking curiosity.
🍾 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.
🍇 Grapes
100% Albariño