Community Tasting Notes 57

• PacoHigon Likes this wine:

  November 26, 2023 - Viura (97%) y un pequeño aporte de Malvasia Riojana (3%). 21 años en barricas de roble americano tras lo cual paso 5 años y medio en depósitos de cemento. Se embotelló en Septiembre de 2013. Sólo 8.125 botellas. Abierto con antelación y decantado, muestra un bonito oclor dorado y una nariz que va de menos a más, aunque siempre con los terciarios como protagonistas y una expresión frutal golosa, con compotas de fruta blanca y fruta con hueso. Las especias dulces, sobre todo vainilla, los ahumados, las notas de corteza de limón confitadas, la cera de abeja acompañan la amplia paleta olfativa. En boca la entrada es muy buena, y uanque hay sensación de materia predomina el caracter fluido merced a una excelente acidez, hay cierta sensación de cuerpo, cierta mineralidad que incluye matices salinos y notable persistencia. Muy buena presencia y notable complejidad.

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• Peter Spijker Likes this wine: 95 points

  November 20, 2023 - This was great when I had it in the glass (bottle was open for a good few hours). Creamy, nuts, lemon peel, great balance with very good acidity, and a stupid long finish. Just so clean and intense; a really outstanding wine. When retasting two hours later it did seem to die a bit.

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• ThijsV Likes this wine: 94 points

  November 19, 2023 - Utregs Wijnhuis tasting Exclusief (Utrecht, NL): This wine was very high on my bucketlist and although absolutely great in every aspect, my expectations were even higher. After 21 (!!) years oak aging, 6 year more years in concrete foudre, one can imagine this has an oxidative character to it with marzipan, nutty, but also white peach, citrus, pear. Medium+ acidity, very concentrated on the palate with a very long finish. 94++
  
  Strange to say after 252 months of aging, but I feel this will be even better in ~5 years from now

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• levicn Likes this wine: 95 points

  May 18, 2023 - 醒酒一小时，回塞五小时，中金黄色，闻香有酵母带来的酸面粉团气息，苦杏仁，坚果，杏，奶油面包，草药，矿物，还有混杂在一起如蜜蜡一般的特别香气，入口酸度高，线性，酒液咸，收口微甜，辛辣的白花，草药，奶油，柑橘，橘皮的香气包裹在奶油的质感下，集中度很高，漂亮的结构感，总的来说和刚开瓶时区别不大，入口比闻香感觉要新鲜很多，有浸皮的特征，明显的二类香气，但完全不像一个1986年的酒，口中没有氧化感和老态，酒体紧实，状态很紧致，远没有打开。接着进醒酒器一个半小时，然后尝试杯醒半小时，奇迹出现了，沉睡的巨人开始苏醒，闻香多了一些白花，核果和苹果的香气，咸矿物的口感下甜感在加强，扎实的酒体舒展了许多，丰富的内容一层层展开在你面前，成熟的核果，焦糖，奶油……酸度自始至终保持坚挺，无论怎么醒酒，结构也没有丝毫的破坏，余味是爆棚的柑橘和奶油香气，非常持久。感觉只要你愿意，它还可以源源不断输出更多东西。一支各方面完美，挑不出缺点的酒，通常我很少对一款酒杯醒很长时间，因为根据我的经验，99%都会变得松散，或者把缺陷暴露出来，但这支酒真的奇了，就是这么强悍。它确实定义了里奥哈白可以达到的高度，令人惊叹。它不是一款刻意讨好的作品，但是用传统经典的做法，给人展现出了很多过去不曾体会到的东西。最重要的是，它还那么年轻，现在的一切只是它刚起步的样子。

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• Montesquieu Likes this wine: 98 points

  May 1, 2023 - Fourth time I've had this wine and the highest I've rated it. It out-shined three other fantastic whites on the night and fully lived up to its professional acclaim. Saline, slightly oxidized, fresh. This bottle had not aged much and could go for decades more. No idea if that would further improve or degrade it, but I felt like this one performed to full potential. Gorgeous.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1986
• Type White
• Producer Marqués de Murrieta
• Varietal Viura
• Designation Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Blanco
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Spain
• Region La Rioja
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Rioja
• UPC Codes 8411509868107, 8423954260023

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• Pending Delivery 8 (1%)
• In Cellars 714 (76%)
• Consumed 223 (24%)

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