Winery - Torres
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Plenty of new oak is announced via aromas of coconut, mint, vanilla and burnt toast. but offsetting that is lively berry and cola flavors. As it opens and settles in, you get a wall of fierce tannins that aren’t likely to fade any time soon. So unless you have years to cellar this wine, it will likely hold onto its hard, tannic personality. Hold another three years, if possible.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Since Torres launched Celeste a few years ago, the wine has gotten better and better with each passing vintage. The 2006 is friendly and complete, with no outlying or iffy aromas or flavors. This is textbook Ribera; it has smoothness and size along with intriguing black cherry, plum, herbs, tea and tobacco. A bottling for pretty much any wine lover.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Big in every way, with tons of new oak, popcorn and coffee sitting on top of dark-fruit aromas. Modern despite its incorporation of several indigenous grapes, this blend delivers a blast of roasted black cherry and plum flavors in front of a resiny finish that’s dripping with menthol and molasses. Unique if a touch syrupy; it’s clearly shooting for the modern style.
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Torres Red Blend - 2001
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This Bordeaux-style blend features enticing aromas of molasses, licorice, leather and plum, and while the palate satisfies, it doesn’t quite live up to the hype built by the bouquet. The feel is soft, as if the edges had slipped away. Still, it offers good mouthfeel and decent depth.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Torres claims to be serious about Ribera del Duero, but early on the Celeste wines, made from purchased grapes, are so-so at best. The 2004 is a touch damp and leathery on the nose, with toasty dark cherries as the driving flavor. It’s got some weight but it’s also drying and oaky on the finish. Needs some fine tuning.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
At 75% Garnacha and 25% Cariñena, you get a solid, full-bodied wine with an extremely tight, spicy core of cherry fruit. The tannins are drying and full, and the oak is strong, especially in the finish. It’s a wine with a leafy, earthy character, not unlike Bordeaux. It should be a good ager if cellared properly. Best Buy.
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Torres Red Blend - 1996
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Opens with a very classic tart-citrus and sharp Sauvignon Blanc nose, but gets a bit weighty and dull in the mouth. The finish is tangy and fairly expansive, but the disconnect between the aromas and the palate doesn’t work here.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
As long as the price keeps creeping up on this wine, we’re happy to say that the quality seems better and the oak level lower than in past years. This version of Milmanda offers roasted corn, walnut and other smoky, barrel-based aromas. Throughout the fruit is shy but the mouthfeel and oak are smooth. Finishes with a blast of white pepper and toast.
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Torres Chardonnay - 2005
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
For ages this Moscatel-Gewürztraminer blend has been Torres’s prescription for light Mediterranean seafood and Pan Asian cuisine. A total lightweight, it’s defined by simplistic lime, pineapple and mango flavors. Clean and crisp on the finish, with little to no aftertaste.
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Torres Moscatel - 2005
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A mix of Xarello and white Garnacha that smells nice as well as different, with aromas of cake frosting, litchi fruit and applesauce. Ripe and sweet, with a round, medium-weight palate. A bit fat and lacking in structure, but that’s the nature of Xarello.
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