Marques de Murrieta: Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial 2012

Name: Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial
Brand: Marques de Murrieta
SKU: 62361H
Price: 290 EUR
Availability: InStock

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2: Tempranillo 81%, Mazuelo 19%

5: rot, trocken; Gereift; 14,0% Vol.; Trinkreife: 2023–2055; Verpackt in: 6er OHK

9: strukturiert; fruchtbetont; voluminös & kräftig

3: Lobenberg: 100/100; Suckling: 100/100; Penin: 99/100; Decanter: 98/100; Tim Atkin: 98/100; Parker: 97/100

6: Spanien, Rioja

7: Allergene: Sulfite,

Abfüller / Importeur: Bodega Marques de Murrieta, N-232a Km 402, 26006 Logroño, La Rioja, SPANIEN

Lobenberg: Die Kombination von ungeheuer viel Zug, leichter Tanninschärfe und lebendiger Säure mit weicher, aromatischer, sehr reifer und feiner Frucht macht diesen Wein zu einem der großem Klassiker der spanischen Weinwelt. Ungeheuer finessereich und zarte Erotik, eine verspielte Tänzerin. Tondonia, La Rioja Alta und vielleicht ganz an der Spitze Ygay, das sind zu Recht die ganz großen alten Namen der spanischen Weinwelt. Verträumt und soooo trinkig dazu! 100/100

Suckling über: Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial

-- Suckling: So much dried flower, mushroom, iron, rust, sweet berry, and grilled orange. Full-bodied with very elegant and refined tannins that melt in the mouth and give a real sense of place and integrity. Balanced and harmonious. The finesse and finish is endless. Production was 30% less than in 2011. Already so drinkable. A wonderful future. This is the new 1934 or 1964, two legends. Drink or hold. 100/100

Penin über: Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial

-- Penin: Kirschrot mit granatrotem Saum. Ein komplexer und reifer Wein. Mit komplexen, ausgewogenen, würzigen Aromen und Aromen von reifen Obst. Am Gaumen strukturiert, geschmackvoll, reife Tannine und ausgewogen.

Decanter über: Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial

-- Decanter: 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.

Tim Atkin über: Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial

-- Tim Atkin: There will be no Castillo Ygay reds in 2013, 2014 or 2015, so its many fans would be well advised to stock up now. Made in a vintage that María Vargas regards as outstanding, this partners Tempranillo with 19% Mazuelo. Aged in American and a smaller amount of French oak, it has appealing balsamic, tobacco leaf and aromatic spice aromas, wonderful structure and depth, layers of blackberry, fig and red berry fruit and a persistent, acid-driven finish. 2026-40 98/100

Parker über: Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial

-- Parker: I tasted again the 2012 Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial, as the wine was not produced in 2013, 2014 or 2015 and the 2016 will not be released until 2027. The next vintages will be 2017, 2019 and 2021. The 2012 was produced with a blend of 81% Tempranillo and 19% Mazuelo (Cariñena) from the plot La Plana in the Ygay estate, which was planted in 1950 at 485 meters above sea level, the highest in the Ygay property. The Tempranillo was picked between September 17th and 19th, and the Mazuelo was harvested on September 25th. The bunches were destemmed and lightly crushed and put to ferment in stainless steel for 10 days with constant pump-overs and délestages. The Tempranillo matured for 34 months in American oak barrels, and the Mazuelo also matured for 34 months but in French barriques, then it was blended and put in concrete for a further 20 months. It has 14% alcohol, a pH of 3.65 and 5.8 grams of acidity (measured in tartaric acid per liter). It's spicy, with abundant notes of forest floor, truffles and dry leaves, cigar ash and cedarwood, with a very tasty palate, savory, almost salty. It's evolving at a very slow pace. It should last forever... 103,216 bottles, 3,121 magnums and some larger formats were produced. It was bottled in May 2019.

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