Winery Marqués de Murrieta - Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Blanco

Winery Marqués de MurrietaCastillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Blanco

Wine of Spain White wine of Rioja of Spain
4.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.
The Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Blanco of Winery Marqués de Murrieta is a white wine from the region of Rioja.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.
The Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Blanco of the Winery Marqués de Murrieta is in the top 10 of wines of Spain and in the top 5 of wines of Rioja.

Taste structure of the Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Blanco from the Winery Marqués de Murrieta

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Blanco of Winery Marqués de Murrieta in the region of Rioja is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Blanco of Winery Marqués de Murrieta in the region of Rioja often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Marqués de Murrieta's Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Blanco.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Muscat de Hambourg

Muscat de Hambourg noir is a grape variety that originated in . It produces a variety of grapes used to make wine. However, it can also be found eating on our tables! This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches and large grapes. Muscat de Hambourg noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

Last vintages of this wine

Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Blanco - 2010
In the top 5 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Blanco - 2009
In the top 5 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Blanco - 2008
In the top 5 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Blanco - 2007
In the top 5 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Blanco - 2005
In the top 5 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Blanco - 2004
In the top 5 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Blanco - 2001
In the top 5 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 4.811110.5

The best vintages of Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Blanco from Winery Marqués de Murrieta are 2001, 1988, 1986, 2010 and 2009.

Informations about the Winery Marqués de Murrieta

The winery offers 28 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
This winery is part of the Marqués de Murrieta.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rioja

The Winery Marqués de Murrieta is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in the of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rioja
In the top 20 of of Spain wines
In the top 3 of of Rioja wines
In the top 20 of white wines
In the top 300 wines of the world

The wine region of Rioja

Rioja, in northern Spain, is best known for its berry-flavored, barrel-aged red wines made from Tempranillo and Garnacha. It is probably the leading wine region in Spain. It is certainly the most famous, rivaling only Jerez. The Vineyards follow the course of the Ebro for a hundred kilometres between the towns of Haro and Alfaro.

News related to this wine

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Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...

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The word of the wine: Apogee

This period varies greatly depending on the type of wine and the vintage, and corresponds to the optimum quality of a wine. After the peak comes the decline.

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