酒莊：Marques de Murrieta 姆利達侯爵酒莊

產區：西班牙 Rioja

全名：Marques de Murrieta Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial

中文：伊格莊園 特選陳年紅酒

葡萄品種：75% Tempranillo、 12% Mazuelo、 10% Garnacha、 3% Graciano

 

 

 

五號酒館現在擁有年份最老，且保存狀況『非常好』的酒，一般西班牙Gran Reserva等級的酒最短需陳年五年才能上市，其中兩年必需要在橡木桶中，而這支Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial則在大型橡木桶中整整陳年216個月才裝瓶上市，原因則為酒莊易主，恰巧不巧這批酒被這樣遺忘，也才造成了這樣一個歲月的美麗。

 

這支酒現在已經非常好喝，有著成熟西班牙Rioja好酒該有的面貌，皮革，香辛料，還有熟透的莓果等氣味，酒質非常強壯，卻有驚人的細緻度，一股菸草香氣十分迷人，單寧馴化到幾乎沒有刻痕，這也是216個月橡木桶陳年才能展現的面貌。

 

知名酒評論Wine Advocate給予他94分的評價，並認為這支酒還能再陳年50年。

 

 

Wine Advocate：94 points

There are just 1250 cases of the exceptional 1978 Gran Reserva Especial Castillo Ygay. Only in the greatest vintages (1917, 1925, 1934, 1942, 1952, 1959, 1964, 1968, 1970, and this 1978) is a portion of the wine held back for extended cask aging. The wine is a blend of 75% Tempranillo, 10% Garnacha, 12% Mazuelo, and 3% Graciano aged for 216 months in American oak barriques. The wine was bottled in 1998. Medium ruby-colored, it has a super-expressive bouquet of cedar, leather, Asian spices, mineral, and assorted red and black fruits with the kind of complexity that only extended aging can provide. Remarkably youthful on the palate, the wine shows little sign of age. Ripe, elegant, concentrated, and full-flavored, this beautifully balanced wine can be enjoyed now and should continue to drink well for at least another 12-15 years. Indeed, having recently shared a bottled of the 1952 Castillo Ygay, it seems likely that this 1978 will also have a 50 year lifespan. 

 

Marques de Murietta remains a benchmark for traditional Rioja. Like many traditional producers in Rioja, Marques de Murietta has begun fashioning a modern (some would say international) style of Rioja.