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The Castillo de Ygay Gran Reserva Especial, a classic among classics, is back in top form with the excellent vintage. In , the Tempranillo was harvested on September 30, the Mazuelo on October 3, and fermented separately in stainless steel vats.

The Tempranillo ages in American oak barrels and the Mazuelo in French ones, both for a period of 30 months. The wine matures for a further two years in bottle before being released.

Its extremely backward and tight, showing very young, with a balanced nose between spice, tertiary and cherry fruit aromas. Its a powerful, still young vintage, with plenty of glycerin, body, round tannins.

An austere wine is it the Mazuelo? It has a sense of harmony that only the best wines have. Very long and elegant. I loved its serious and austere overall feeling.

This is a true vin de garde which develops complex notes of violet and meat with time in the glass. This is a Gran Reserva greatly marked by the Mazuelo, which should give it great ability to age.

At this quality level it represents very good value. Every bottle sold by Berry Bros. If a wine or spirit is corked or faulty, we will replace it.

Find out more. The wines of Murrieta wines are produced by traditional methods, ageing their wines in wood for a minimum of two years much longer than at any other Bodegas and there are 14, casks for that purpose.

Most wineries bodegas have their own distinct red wine formula, but are normally a combination of Tempranillo , Garnacha and sometimes Graciano.

The most important of these by far is the king of native Spanish varieties, Tempranillo, which imbues the wines with complex and concentrated fruit flavours.

The Garnacha, meanwhile, bestows its wines with warm, ripe fruit and adds an alcohol punch. Crianza wines are aged for one year in oak followed by maturation for one year in bottle before being released for sale.

Finally, Gran Reservas, which are only produced in the finest vintages, must spend at least five years maturing, of which at least two must be in oak.

Geographically, Rioja is divided in to three districts: Alavesa, Alta and Baja. Along with Rioja Alta, it is the heartland of the Tempranillo grape.

Elegance and poise is the hallmark of wines made here with Rioja Alta Tempranillo. Mazuelo Carignan is occasionally added to wines from this area to provide tannins and colour.

Rioja Baja, located to the south-east, is the hottest of the three districts and specialises in Garnacha.

Rioja has witnessed a broad stylistic evolution over the years. Alongside the traditional Gran Reservas, alta expression wines are limited production and come from low-yielding vines, often from a single vineyard, and are hand-picked.

However, modernisation has not held back the continuation of successful traditional styles as well. Then it goes to raspberry, candy and currants.

Black licorice too. A truly great wine on the nose. Full-bodied, racy and linear. So polished. For release in September Great length and future.

Give it three years or so. Or decant two hours in advance. A worthy follow-up of the , the Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial will be released in late This is still a baby, long and with depth and tannins that should melt in a couple of years.

Compared with the it is fresher, perhaps not as concentrated, but for me the extra freshness compensates and puts it at a very similar quality level.

And the rule of thumb is to wait at least ten years after the harvest to start uncorking any Castillo de Ygay. Cheap it is not, but very good value it is, for the quality it delivers.