2011 Rioja Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Marques de Murrieta finishing with epic length and

finishing with epic length and depth

a little in the style of 2016 or 2017

A very refined

characterized by a second fermentation in the bottle and maturation on the yeast for at least 18 months

probably longer

2011 Rioja Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Marques de Murrieta finishing with epic length andParker Luis Gutierres 97, The 2011 Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial was produced with a blend of 84% Tempranillo and 16% Mazuelo (Cariena) from a plot called La Plana that was planted in 1950 at 485 meters in altitude, the highest in the Ygay property. The grapes were picked between September 17 and 22, and the Mazuelo was later, on September 28. The bunches were destemmed and lightly crushed and put to ferment in stainless steel for 11 days with