International Wines

Timed Online Auction, 3 - 15 September 2025

Italy & Spain

Current Bid

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Lot 140
  • Torres; Grans Muralles; 1997; 1 (1 x 1); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 1 300 - 2 000
Current Bid
Starting at ZAR 1 100
Location
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Delivery within South Africa included
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About this Item

1997 Grans Muralles
1 (1 x 1) 750ml
Sourced from vineyards near the Poblet monastery in Conca de Barberà, Grans Muralles takes its name from the medieval walls that once protected the site. First released in 1996, it was a pioneering Torres wine that reintroduced nearly extinct Catalan grape varieties, making the 1997 vintage both a premium bottling and a landmark in Spanish viticultural history.

Provenance

Wine Cellar Private Client

Critics Ratings

'Torres' top-end offering is quite dark, with a plum, tobacco, earth and leather nose. Smooth and balanced, it shows good acidity and even tannins, while handsome cocoa notes adorn the almost juicy cherry fruit.’ - Wine Enthusiast, 90/100 (Sep 2002)

‘Sweet and very meaty though there's still some perfumed red fruit. Dry, very fine tannins but still has time to go. Savoury and red fruit on the finish, though quite austere.' - Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com, 16.5/20 (Oct 2009)

‘This rich, brooding red is packed with dark flavors of cassis, coffee, cedar and toast. Concentrated yet beautifully balanced, it's a bit closed now, but shows the harmony and intensity to improve with age.’ - Thomas Matthews, Wine Spectator, 92/100 (Nov 2000)

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