Marqués de Murrieta - Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial 2010 (750ml)
Price: $205.00
| Producer | Marqués de Murrieta |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Rioja |
| Varietal | Proprietary Red |
| Vintage | 2010 |
| Sku | 1304 |
| Size | 750ml |
Falstaff: 100 Points
Falstaff Magazine: Castillo Ygay 2010 in the words of Peter Moser himself ?it is without a doubt one of the best Ygays?. Dark ruby ??garnet violet reflections subtle brightening of the edges. Fine mint fine black cherries fine herbs fresh heart cherries mineral and inviting a multi-faceted young bouquet. Juicy complex elegant extract-sweet texture fine round tannins ripe heart cherries delicate nougat sticks for minutes enormous future potential. Simple calculation: buy what is possible.
James Suckling: 99 Points
Marvelous aromas of crushed berries tobacco cedar and mushrooms. Some dried cheese. Then turns to flowers. Very complex. Full and intense with fantastic depth and power. It goes on for minutes. It is a wine that exudes tradition but gives a sense of modernity with precise winemaking. Two years in oak one in concrete and three or four in bottle. Drink on release and age onwards. July 2019
jsWine Advocate: 97 Points
I had very high expectations for the 2010 Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial and the wine delivered as expected. 2010 was one of the finest vintages in Rioja in recent years and this blend of Tempranillo with 15% Mazuelo (Cariñena) has to be one of the finest modern day Castillo de Ygays. The grapes come from a plot planted in 1966 at 485 meters in altitude the highest in the estate and the vines yielded 3500 kilos per hectare. The two varieties fermented separately in stainless steel for 11 days and the wine spent 26 months in a mixture of American and French oak barrels. I tasted the 2009 next to this 2010 and I had also had a bottle two nights before. So I was able to compare this with the 2009 which was a very different year as 2010 was a cooler year and a priori a more adequate year for long-aging wines like this Gran Reserva. The difference was the vegetative cycle as the vinification and élevage was the same. This is sleeker and sharper less developed and livelier than the 2009 which already shows some signs of "old wine" with aromas that remind me of the old classical Rioja reds. It has greatness and finesse and is a very attractive wine with all the stuffing and balance that is needed for a long (and positive) aging in bottle. This is one of the finest modern day vintages of Castillo Ygay. This is going to develop in the direction of the classical bottlings from yesteryear. 130853 bottles produced. It was bottled in March 2015.
Wine Spectator: 96 Points
Maturing well this round red is a lovely example of the traditional style. Orange peel dried cherry forest floor vanilla and black tea flavors mingle harmoniously over round tannins and citrusy acidity. Generous but gentle lively balanced and harmonious. Tempranillo and Mazuelo. Drink now through 2030. 680 cases imported. ? TM
