Marqués de Murrieta Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial 1952

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Goldenes Sonderetikett - wurde erst 1989 zum 100jährigen Jubiläum freigegeben.

The 1952 Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial has a special label commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Bodega. Like the 1978, it spent a remarkably long time in barrel and bottle before its release in 1986.

99/100 PP

'In June 1989, they got permission to use the old label again to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first shipment of wine to America, so the wine was again the 1952 Chateau Ygay, with no more mentions about Reserva or anything. The blend was 73% Tempranillo, 13% Mazuelo, 10% Garnacha and 4% Graciano with 13.1% alcohol, 7.1 grams of acidity (tartaric), 0.74 grams of volatile acidity (acetic acid) and a pH of 2.98. It was bottled in January 1986 after spending eight months in tank and 390 months in American oak barrels. They considered 1952 a very good vintage in Rioja and at the Ygay estate, with 424.7 liters of rain. This was released in 1989. There is a slight change here, the grapes felt a little riper, with perhaps more impact from the oak. It has incredible balance and finesse, and it's fresh and tasty with an almost salty finish. This is superb. It's a little thinner than the 1959, the other wine I tasted from that decade.'
(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.