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Marques de Murrieta Castillo Ygay Rioja Gran Reserva Especial 2000

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Winery:
Bodegas Marqués de Murrieta
Varietals:
Tempranillo , Carignane , Grenache , Graciano
Region:
Spain > Rioja > Rioja Alavesa
Type:
Red Wine
Drink Dates:
Drink Now - 2017
UPC:
83664858610000,
84115090013060

User Tags:  reserva, blend, fig, deep, texture, (dried) fruit, color descriptors, mediterranean fruits, aged, resinous 


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The Rioja region of Spain produces one of the world's finest, and most long lived wines: Rioja. Rioja's renaissance, in the latter half of the 19th century, was a direct result of the phyloxera bug that decimated vineyards around the globe. While English merchants came to Rioja to replace their French imports, the wines here actually have much more in common with Chianti. Both wines are blend relying heavily on one grape, in this case Tempranillo. Like Chianti's Sangiovese, Tempranillo usually produces a relatively high acid wine of medium to medium-full body. Tempranillo tends to produce wines with a dusty, leathery edge to its raspberry and blackberry fruit tones. With additions of Graciano, Mazuela and Grancha, the wines of Rioja can take on additional layers of flavor and aroma, but the tradition of extended oak aging for Rioja's great wines contributes to an even more obvious imprint. While the Spaniards have traditionally been fans of the strong vanilla and coconut components that American oak barrels have contributed to Rioja, more and more producers have turned to French oak favoring its more subtle spice tones. Rioja continues to undergo extended aging in barrel with Reserva and Gran Reserva bottlings, representing a producer's highest achievement, spending a minimum of 3 of 5 years respectively in the producer's cellar.

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Only made in stellar vintages and a wine that's equally complex as it is unique. Full of cherries, leather, chestnuts and spice. A wine with incredible character that's drinking well but can still be stored for years.


 

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93 points from Wine and Spirits, From Finca Ygay, one of the great estates of Rioja Alta, this wine is particularly concentrated due to April frosts, which reduced the crop to 60 percent of normal. The Gran Reserva Especial has historically been aged for decades at the bodega; this vintage, released after eight years, is still tight and closed. But even when it's first poured, the wine's sophistication shows in the firm mesh of the structure. It expands as it takes on air, developing the ease and give that makes this 2000 delicious to drink now, a spicy red for thick-cut lamb chops. 90 points read more...


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Wine Advocate ReviewDeep crimson-colored, it offers up an enticing perfume of cedar, pencil lead, earth notes, and black fruits. This leads to a supple-textured, layered wine with ample black cherry, spice, and blackberry flavors. The lengthy wine has excellent grip and enough structure to evolve for another 3-5 years. It should be at its peak from 2010 to 2022.Wine Tasting NotesThe Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial is bright tawny red in color, with an open nose of rich spice and fruit balanced by firm, subtle oak. The palate begins with an intense explosion of ripe fruit becoming increasingly read more...


January 2009

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Rating: 93/100 - As reviewed by Wine & Spirits Magazine on 12/08


 

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