Still one of the surest bets as a quality red wine, the 2001 Mas La Plana is a smooth and delicious international style wine with a deep purple-red color, cassis and exotic spices nose and flavors of dark berries and a hint of chocolate; in 1997, the Penedes region experienced ideal weather conditions resulting in an excellent vintage for red wines; match with grilled or roasted meats including suckling pig; Torres has been making wines for over three centuries; the company now makes wine in Chile, California and developing wines regions and is considered one of Spain's great wine innovators.
John H. Isacs