• Marqués de Murrieta 2010 Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Rioja DOC, Spain
  • Marqués de Murrieta 2010 Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Rioja DOC, Spain
2010 Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva

Marqués de Murrieta

Rioja, Spain

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A red wine made from the best grapes at the Ygay estate

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About This Wine

Marqués de Murrieta

Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva

Exclusively produced with the best years of their best single vineyard. This is a living legend of Rioja, which has survived three centuries. Castillo Ygay is always made from grapes sourced from La Plana, a single-vineyard located on a plateau at the highest point of Finca Ygay, at 485 meters above sea level. The wine shows an elegant range of aromas in which the strawberry and raspberry scents are enhanced with clove and nutmeg touches and hints of tea leaves, fine leather, and graphite. On the palate, it is a deep, fresh, and refined wine, with a long finish and velvety tannins. The ten years since the wine was made has allowed it time to settle down.

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Marqués de Murrieta 2010 Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Rioja DOC, Spain

Wine Region

Rioja

If you want to understand Spain, pour yourself a glass of Rioja. This historic northern region produces some of the country's most famous wines, typically mature, savory reds that go majestically with roast lamb. Rioja's vineyards trace the flow of the Ebro River through a valley protected by the nearby Cantabrian Mountains. Tempranillo, Garnacha and Graciano are the key red grapes, with Viura leading the white grapes. There are three main classifications of red wines: Gran Reserva (aged for five years, at least two in barrel), Reserva (aged for three years, one in barrel), and Crianza (aged for two years, one in barrel). Other wines can be young and unoaked—an increasingly popular style that shows off Rioja's modern face.

Flavor Profile

Pairs well with… Jamón Ibérico, Soft Cheese, Truffles

Body 4 Acidity 1Sweetness 2Fruit Intensity 3Tannin 3

Tasting Notes

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The wine shows an elegant range of aromas in which the strawberry and raspberry scents are enhanced with clove and nutmeg touches and hints of tea leaves, fine leather, and graphite.