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Marqués de Murrieta Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial 2012.
Product Code:
8411509115027
Country:
Spain / Rioja.
Grape Varieties:
81% Tempranillo & 19% Mazuelo.
ABV:
14%
Case Size:
6 x 75cl
Ratings:
100 Points, James Suckling.
£1,288.00 - £1,564.82
“Another legendary Castillo Ygay vintage that brazenly challenges the passage of time” María Vargas - Technical Director
THE VINEYARDS: Castillo Ygay is always made from grapes sourced from La Plana, a 40-hectare (98-acre) vineyard, planted in 1950 and located at 485 meters altitude, the highest area of Ygay Estate; the 300-hectare (acres) estate surrounding the winery in Rioja Alta.
MANUAL HARVEST: A manually selected harvest is done in small crates to keep the perfect conditions of the grapes. Tempranillo was harvested on September 17 to 19 and mazuelo on September 25.
WINEMAKING: Grapes are de-stemmed after going through a selection table. The grape varieties ferment separately in stainless steel tanks, with controlled temperature. The alcoholic fermentation lasts 10-12 days approx. making regularly pumping over and delestage operations to favor the contact of the must with the skins and extract slowly the aromas and the phenolic compounds.
AGEING PROCESS: The tempranillo is aged for 34 months in 225-litre American oak barrels and the mazuelo is aged for 34 months in 225-litre French oak barrels. After blending, the wine remains 20 months in a concrete tank until bottling.
TASTING NOTES: A full and complex nose with black cherry and ripe plum aromas, cloaking hints of tea leaves, cedar wood and Mediterranean herbs on a background of dried flowers. Well framed and deep in the mouth, with polished tannins and full of nuances; harmonious and long-lived.
“Another legendary Castillo Ygay vintage that brazenly challenges the passage of time” María Vargas - Technical Director
THE VINEYARDS: Castillo Ygay is always made from grapes sourced from La Plana, a 40-hectare (98-acre) vineyard, planted in 1950 and located at 485 meters altitude, the highest area of Ygay Estate; the 300-hectare (acres) estate surrounding the winery in Rioja Alta.
MANUAL HARVEST: A manually selected harvest is done in small crates to keep the perfect conditions of the grapes. Tempranillo was harvested on September 17 to 19 and mazuelo on September 25.
WINEMAKING: Grapes are de-stemmed after going through a selection table. The grape varieties ferment separately in stainless steel tanks, with controlled temperature. The alcoholic fermentation lasts 10-12 days approx. making regularly pumping over and delestage operations to favor the contact of the must with the skins and extract slowly the aromas and the phenolic compounds.
AGEING PROCESS: The tempranillo is aged for 34 months in 225-litre American oak barrels and the mazuelo is aged for 34 months in 225-litre French oak barrels. After blending, the wine remains 20 months in a concrete tank until bottling.
TASTING NOTES: A full and complex nose with black cherry and ripe plum aromas, cloaking hints of tea leaves, cedar wood and Mediterranean herbs on a background of dried flowers. Well framed and deep in the mouth, with polished tannins and full of nuances; harmonious and long-lived.
All our wines are stored in our importers bonded warehouse, which have the optimum environment for fine wine storage, by carefully regulating temperature, humidity and other microclimatic factors.
As such, please allow between 7 and 10 days for your delivery to arrive.
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