Spain

Rioja

Medium

Cork

Gran Reserva

Lovely freshness and purity of fruit, with chiselled plum, cherry and blackberry flavours. The tannins are muscular yet juicy with an elegant spicy lining (white pepper, cardamon, nutmeg). Long velvety finish, with a tail of smoky dark chocolate and fried sage. A vibrant 2012 still with plenty of time ahead in bottle. Sourced from the highest vineyard on the Ygay estate, La Plana, in the south of Rioja Alta, 40ha at 485m, planted in 1950. 81% Tempranillo and 19% Mazuelo were destemmed, fermented separately in stainless steel tanks then aged separately, each for 34 months in 225L French oak barrels, the Tempranillo in American and the Mazuelo in French. After blending, the wine rested for 20 months in a concrete tank until bottling in May 2019.

Mazuelo

Tempranillo

Marques de Murrieta, Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial, Rioja, Alta, Northern Spain, Spain, 2012

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Lovely freshness and purity of fruit, with chiselled plum, cherry and blackberry flavours. The tannins are muscular yet juicy wi

Oaked

Marques de Murrieta, Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial, Rioja, Spain 2012

75cl

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Marques de Murrieta, Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial

Still

Marques de Murrieta, Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial, Rioja, Spain 2012

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