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Rotllán Torra 2011 Wine Review

Rotllán Torra 2011

Rotllán Torra 2011

Priorat D.O.C.A., Spain

Community Score:92/100

Community Reviews: 4

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Price: $24.95

Drink: 2016-2018

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 14.5%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Rotllán Torra

Agent: Halpern Enterprises

Natalie's Score: 93/100

This Spanish Crianza is savoury and juicy with great complexity and depth. Smooth and full-bodied with lusciously ripe and fleshy dark berries. If you haven't tried many wines from the Priorat region of Spain, this is a great place to start. This wine needs no coaxing out of the glass. Decant for 1-2 hours. This full-bodied red wine pairs well with steak. The 2011 vintage of this full-bodied Spanish red wine is a blend of 35% Garnacha, 35% Mazuelo and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. This wine is matured for 12 months in American fine grain oak barrels from Tennessee and spends a minimum of another year in bottle before being released from the winery. Some vanilla spice on the finish.

Food pairings: roast beef bites, rib roast, hearty stews.

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This Rotllán Torra 2011 was reviewed on August 5, 2017 by Natalie MacLean

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Malcolm Lamont - WSET Adv, CSW rated this wine as 92/100 with the following review:

Priorat is one of my personal favourite wine regions, and along with Rioja, one of only two regions to hold the top Spanish Denominacion de Origen Calificada (D.O.Ca.).

This producer also happen to be producing phenominal wines in the area, this one with some Cabernet Sauvignon blended in.

Medium ruby in colour. Wow! Mocha, cedar, clove, tobacco, funk, and red cherry aromas.

This will be excellent with lamb, or a roast.

Tasted Nov 2016
Andrew Dempsey reviewed this wine as follows:

Definitely good with steak
This juicy Spanish Crianza from the Priorat region is savoury, full-bodied with lush, ripe fruit. The 2011 vintage is a blend of 35% Garnacha, 35% Mazuelo and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. This wine is matured for 12 months in American fine grain oak barrels from Tennessee and was a Gold Medal winner at the 2016 International Wine Awards. - Community Wine Reviews

1 Member would buy this wine again

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