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Our friends at Marques de Murrieta are proud traditionalists. As they should be; this is the oldest winery in Rioja and the very birthplace of the region's wines. Every vine is owned by the winery, planted to their 750 acre Ygay Estate, where nearly 30 individual parcels are identified and planted at varying altitudes from 1,300 to 1,600 feet elevation. Tempranillo dominates, naturally. And vines in the La Plana parcel – the source for Castillo Ygay – are approaching their 100th birthday. Aging is slow, deliberate, and no wine is released until it reaches the zenith – that point where it's deemed perfectly ready to drink.
The same precision, passion and care that went into rebuilding the Ygay Castle is immediately evident in every taste of the impeccable, incredibly complex 2009 Castillo Ygay. I have tasted numerous previous vintages of this singular cuvee, but what they accomplished with this year's release is truly inspired, a stunning wine – one of the very highest rated by multiple critics – places Ygay at the head of a very competitive class.
In the context of its own stablemates, as well as the very finest of its competitors, this is a must-have! ...At a killer price, to boot. | 
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