2010 MARQUES DE MURRIETA "FINCA YGAY" RESERVA RIOJA, SPAIN
"The best Reserva from Murrietta in recent times...mind boggling quality for the price asked. -Luis Guitierrez, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
I visited the revamped facilities of Marqués de Murrieta in the outskirts of Logroño. After eight years they finished restoring the historical Castillo de Ygay building, all done with great taste. But the real focus has been on their vineyards and their wines, which are back at the top of the Rioja hierarchy. María Vargas, the winemaker, is ecstatic about the quality of the wines from 2011, which she calls perfect 2011, like 2005 and 2001. I found all the wines to be showing great, but perhaps the highlight is the 2010 Reserva, which might be the best vintage for this wine ever. The best part of it all is that it's available in good quantities and at an unbelievable price for the quality this vintage offers. -LG
93 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
"The blend for the 2010 Rioja Reserva varies depending on the growing
season. In the warm and ripe 2009 it was 93% Tempranillo, 4% Mazuelo and
2% Graciano and 1% Garnacha Tinta, always from their own vineyards and
hand-harvested between October 2 and 23. Maria the winemaker thinks the
Garnacha does not add much to their blend. The grapes fermented
separately in stainless-steel vats and the wine aged for 21 months in
American oak barrels. There is gob-smacking precision and elegance here.
It's a pure wine with no oak that is super harmonious, floral and
fragrant. I simply fell in love with the nose. Now onto the palate. The
entry is really fluid, and then it explodes in your mouth, filling it
along a thread of fine acidity making it long and tasty. It has the same
astonishing purity and harmony, focus and precision found in the nose. This has to be the best Reserva from Murrieta in recent times.
Bravo! One million bottles produced, but all the wine is one single lot
and all the bottles you can find are exactly the same just they are
bottled continuously for four months. Mind boggling quality for the price asked." (LG, 04/2015)
90 points Wine Spectator: "Spicy aromas lead to flavors of vanilla, cherry, fresh herb and mineral in this expressive red. Though oaky notes are prominent, there's a core of focused fruit, and the light structure is fresh and balanced. Graceful and alluring. Drink now through 2021." (06/2015)
90 points Josh Raynolds: "Ruby-red. Aromas of dried cherry, pipe tobacco and rose oil, with a subtle vanilla note in the background. Smooth and sweet in the mouth, offering pliant red fruit and succulent herb flavors plus a hint of licorice. Finishes long and subtly smoky, with supple tannins and lingering notes of bitter cherry and vanilla." (Vinous Media, 11/2015)
90 points Wine Spectator: "Spicy aromas lead to flavors of vanilla, cherry, fresh herb and mineral in this expressive red. Though oaky notes are prominent, there's a core of focused fruit, and the light structure is fresh and balanced. Graceful and alluring. Drink now through 2021." (06/2015)
90 points Josh Raynolds: "Ruby-red. Aromas of dried cherry, pipe tobacco and rose oil, with a subtle vanilla note in the background. Smooth and sweet in the mouth, offering pliant red fruit and succulent herb flavors plus a hint of licorice. Finishes long and subtly smoky, with supple tannins and lingering notes of bitter cherry and vanilla." (Vinous Media, 11/2015)
2010 MARQUES DE MURRIETA "FINCA YGAY" RESERVA RIOJA, SPAIN
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