1999 Torres Conca de Barberà Grans Muralles

Community Tasting Notes (22) Avg Score: 91.0 points

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  3/22/2022 - forceberry wrote: 93 Points

  A blend of local varieties Monastrell, Garnacha, Garró, Cariñena, and Samsó (I wonder if this is Cinsaut, since Samsó is a synonym for both Cariñena and Cinsaut) with a little bit of Syrah (10%). The other local variety, Querol, has been in the blend only since the 2009 vintage. Aged for 18 months in new French oak barriques. Bottle #10584 of total 12924 bottles (and 599 magnums). 14% alcohol.
  
  Very dense, somewhat evolved and only slightly translucent dark pomegranate color. The nose feels evolved and slightly sweet-toned with nuanced aromas of wizened dark fruits and raisins, some savory wood spice, a little bit of blackcurrant jam, light cocktail cherry tones, a hint of old leather and a touch of alcohol. The wine is juicy, somewhat concentrated and still surprisingly youthful on the palate with a full body and intense flavors of ripe dark fruits, some black cherry tones, a little bit of savory wood spice, light raisiny tones, a tertiary hint of meaty umami and a touch of old leather. Very balanced overall feel, thanks to the quite high acidity and firm medium tannins. The finish is long, savory and somewhat grippy with ripe yet dry flavors of black cherries, some savory wood spice, a little bit of raisiny dark fruit, light leathery tones, a hint of game and a touch of earth.
  
  A balanced, firm and quite structured Torres red that has a somewhat evolved overall feel in the nose, but comes across as a bit more youthful on the palate. Quite similar to the vintage 1998 that I tasted a few years ago, perhaps coming across as a bit more resolved and thus softer in comparison, but not by much. Otherwise the wines seemed to be aging at a more or less similar pace. Although I'm not a big fan of Torres wines, these older Grans Muralles bottles seem to be quite consistently pretty impressive. Recommended.

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  10/17/2021 - efeldhake@yahoo.com Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Deep garnet in color. Nose of dark cherries, leather and menthol. Taste of dark cherries, menthol, tobacco and hint of vanilla. Resolved tannins and well into tertiary flavors. Fairly complex and long finish. Drink now and over the next five years.

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  6/2/2016 - winot Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Medium to medium deep ruby/carmine with quite a bit of staining - beautiful cigar box nose with baking spices, smells very Bordeaux - very expressive, intense palate that has excellent balance, acidity and some solid, but ripe tannic strength - this is sensational, impressive depth, palate staining as they say - delicious, a wine to savour.

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  6/28/2015 - paul canet wrote: 88 Points

  un peu décu de cette dernière bouteille. La bouche était sèche, un peu de caoutchouc brulé mais pas assez pour dire que c'était une mauvaise bouteille. p-e sur son déclin ou dans une mauvaise phase.

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  7/14/2014 - TightLettuce Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Drank at Mistral Kitchen in Seattle. Popped and poured, she is drinking great and is fully matured. The nose was Margaux in nature, a weave of ripe raspberry and blackberry, with leather, cigar box and sweet spice. Nothing is lost on the palate, as it offers up a beautifully concentrated offering that is perfectly balanced and capable of sustaining a lingering sensation that lasts 30 seconds. I have a few 2006's stashed away in my cellar, I hope they can one day get to this point, as this bottle is one of my recent favorites.

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