In the glass

Full-bodiedMedium tanninHigh acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: dried cherry, tobacco, cedar, balsamic, spice

Palate: red fruit, leather, fine tannin, savoury

The estate's classical Gran Reserva from the Ygay vineyard: long-aged, savoury and balanced, between the Reserva and the flagship Castillo Ygay.

What it pairs with

  • Cordero asado al sarmiento
    Vine-shoot-roasted suckling lamb is the canonical Rioja match; the wine's resolved tannins frame the sweet fat.
  • Chuleton de buey a la brasa Find chuleton de buey a la brasa on TableJourney →
    A thick aged-beef chop over embers meets the wine's savoury oak and grip.
  • Jamon iberico
    Cured Iberian ham echoes the wine's dried-cherry and leather register.

History

The Gran Reserva is the estate's long-aged classical red from Ygay fruit.

  1. 1985 — Modern Murrieta Gran Reserva style established

Facts

Producer
Marques de Murrieta
Grapes
Tempranillo (86%), Garnacha (7%), Mazuelo (4%), Graciano (3%)
Classification
DOCa Rioja
Oak
Around 30 months in oak, then long bottle ageing
ABV
14.0%
Price
EUR 30 to 50 at retail
Drinking window
8 to 25 from vintage
First vintage
1985

Scores

  • Tim Atkin 93 (2015 vintage, reviewed 2022)

Tags

cellar worthy dry full body garnacha graciano high acid mazuelo medium tannin mood elegant mood savoury occasion dinner party occasion special old world pairs with aged cheese pairs with game pairs with red meat price premium still red tempranillo
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