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sábado, 17 de abril de 2010

Torres: Centro cultural del vino

Torres: Centro cultural del vino

http://www.torres.es/esp/asp/ctol_noreg_centros_bcn.asp

C/ Aribau 173, Barcelona

This is a facility for those interested on wine tasting and purchasing products. Worth to mention that they organize a tasting the last tuesday of each month, from 19:30 till 20:30. For 15 eur you will taste three wines.
I attended the last march 20th 2010 event and I tasted Atrium Chardonnay 2007, Jean Leon vinya gigi chardonnay 2007 and Marimar State Chardonnay 2005 "viñedo don miguel".
I passed a nice hour, but I missed the outstanding Milmanda Chardonnay. It's a pitty.
I enjoyed the jean leon chardonnay, although I received better impression several years ago, when it was not called "vinya gigi".

viernes, 16 de abril de 2010

Atrium Chardonnay 2008

Atrium Chardonnay 2008

http://www.torres.es/esp/asp/nv_ficha.asp?Ficha=producto&Cod=65

This is a good quality price wine. However, I recently tasted the Chardonnay 2007 and I think that the 2007 is better. Let us see the evolution of Chardonnay 2008 during next year. I guess it will improve. Congratulations to Torres family for this new product.

jueves, 15 de abril de 2010

Atrium Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

Atrium Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

http://www.torres.es/esp/asp/nv_ficha.asp?Ficha=producto&Cod=66

I enjoy the atrium wine in all its modalities: merlot, cabernet, chardonay. Nice label for a nice wine. Good quality price ratio. One of these days I must taste merlot and cabernet during the same day, to make the comparison. At the present time, I think that I prefer the classic merlot atrium.

miércoles, 14 de abril de 2010

Grans Muralles 1999

Torres Grans Muralles 1999

http://www.torres.es/esp/asp/nv_ficha.asp?Ficha=producto&Cod=10

Sometimes you can feel lucky been an ignorant. I tasted the most expensive Torres wine, Grans muralles (its price is higher than 100 eur), and I cannot point out anything special. I didn't enjoyed it! I got more pleasure from Atrium Cabernet sauvignon, which is more than 10 times cheaper. Probably I can only say that it was slightly smoked, and I do not like this taste.
I do not have doubts that this is a great wine. In fact the "experts" score it really high, but I will never purchase a bottle of this wine. Even if you split its price by 10.