Familia Torres ★ 4.9
Founded in 1870 in Vilafranca del Penedes by Jaime Torres Vendrell. The Pacs del Penedes campus is the visitor headquarters. Mas La Plana, the 29-hectare Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard at Finca El Maset planted in the early 1970s, produced the 1970 vintage that famously beat Chateau Latour 1970 at the 1979 Gault-Millau Wine Olympiad. Listed in the 2022 World's Best Vineyards ranking. The family operates roughly 2,300 hectares across Penedes, Conca de Barbera, Priorat, Costers del Segre and beyond.
Tasting: Visit centre at Finca El Maset includes train tour through the vineyards and underground cellar, restaurant lunch pairing Familia Torres wines with Catalan menus, and a dedicated Mas La Plana single-vineyard flight.
Signature wines: Mas La Plana, Torres Grans Muralles, Torres Mas Borras Pinot Noir, Torres Milmanda Chardonnay, Torres Fransola Sauvignon Blanc, Torres Vina Sol, Torres Sangre De Toro, Torres Coronas
Tip: The Vinedos Singulares train tour goes through the Mas La Plana plot; reserve the restaurant lunch for the pairing flight.
