Marqués de Murrieta Reserva
2016Marqués de Murrieta is an excellent, harmonious wine that has a fragrant, feminine nose, of nicely r...
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Review
Marqués de Murrieta is an excellent, harmonious wine that has a fragrant, feminine nose, of nicely refined fruit with floral notes and subtle oak, and a very juicy, rich palate. It constantly exemplifies Rioja's finest quality and is the wine which best defines this historic winery's style: elegance, balance and uniformity.
As the house produces more of this wine than any other, the Murrieta Reserva constitutes a great challenge for the winemaker, since much skill and accuracy is required year after year in managing to combine the different altitudes, soils and grapes of the exceptional Ygay estate. Made using the classic Rioja blend, primarily based on Tempranillo (93%), Murrieta Reserva includes a small but significant percentage of Mazuelo (4%) which very pleasantly highlights the overall freshness. It's a wine which embodies the bodega's past and present, and unites tradition and modernity: American oak for those long months of ageing, 8 of which are spent in new barrels.
NOTE: We recommend decanting half an hour before serving.
Food pairing
Oven-baked fish / Roasts / Cod / Serrano ham / Game stews / Semi-cured cheeses
Vineyard
- Climate:Continental
Production
- Vinification material:Stainless steel
- Ageing period:16 months
- Barrel age:New and semi-new
- Type of wood:American oak
Tasting notes
- ViewCherry red
- Bouquet:Toasty notes / Black fruit / Ripe red fruit / Spices / Balsamic aromas
- Mouth:Balanced / Flavoursome / Long / Fine tannins
Recommendations
- Optimum serving temperature:Between 16ºC and 18ºC
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Marqués de Murrieta
Marqués de Murrieta is one of the most historic Spanish wineries. Its origins date back to 1852 when Luciano de Murrieta started trading his wines in the New World. Today, 165 years later, the impressive Ygay estate seems untouched by the passage of time, but that couldn't be further from the truth. Nowadays, Vicente D. Cebrián-Sagarriga, the present Count of Creixell, manages the winery with his sister Cristina and a skilled young team which understands how to ...
