Marqués de Murrieta Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial 1959

In OHK / in OWC

100/100 PP

"1959 was another stellar vintage in Rioja, and they bottled a 1959 Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva, the first with "Gran Reserva" mentioned on the label. This was produced with 68% Tempranillo, 14% each Mazuelo and Garnacha and 4% Graciano, a vintage with more Garnacha than all the vintages except the older ones. It spent six months in tank, 46 months in fairly new barrels and 254 months in neutral American oak barrels whose insides were encrusted with tartrates and behaved like a more neutral (almost like a glass-lined) container. This has 13% alcohol and 7.4 grams of acidity, 0.8 grams of volatility and a pH of 3.03. Another very good year on record with 506 liters of rain, more than the average. This was released in 1991. There is a plus of finesse in this vintage, ripe and powerful but with some notes of cherries in liqueur that reminded me of the 1934. This is still fresh and lively with a long life ahead of it. It's aromatic, complex and nuanced, with spices, smoke, cigar ash and a touch of volatility that gives it freshness. This has a little more meat, a little more elegance and roundness. It develops notes of mushroom and forest floor, and it's very lively. Amazing."
(Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com)

Der Castillo YGAY Gran Reserva Especial wird nur in außerordentlich guten Jahrgängen hergestellt. Nach der zwischen 11 und 15 Tagen dauernden Vergärung in Edelstahltanks kommt der Castillo YGAY in 225 Liter Holzfässer aus amerikanischer Eiche, in denen er die nächsten 50 Monate reift. Die Trauben für den Castillo YGAY Gran Reserva Especial stammen aus den besten Lagen des 300 Hektar großen YGAY-Weinguts.