Marqués de Murrieta Reserva 2017 50cl

CATA's notes:

• Of colour intense cherry, bright, garnet edge and high layer.
• In nose remember echoes of healthy and ripe red fruit in perfect ripening, ripe plum, spicy notes (licorice, vanilla), violet, balsamic that bring a lot of freshness, all in perfect balance with subtle toasted notes from its passage through the barrel.
• On his way through the palate it is round, fine, of subtle opulence, kind tannins well wrapped, a perfect acidity, good balance game, persistent and with a tasty and long finish.

Elaboration and aging

Own Vinedos located in the Finca Ygay . The vineyards of Ygay occupy an area of ​​300 hectares surrounding the winery, in the Rioja Alta, with a difference in altitude from 320 meters to 485 meters. Elaborated with the varieties 93% Tempranillo, 4% Mazuelo, 2% Graciano, 1% Garnacha . Harvesting is done manually, the bunches are despalled and squeezed gently. The varieties ferment separately in stainless steel tanks, with temperature control. The encubado has a duration of 8 days during which pumping and punching are carried out, to favor the contact of the must with the skins and to provoke a slow and natural extraction of aromas and polyphenols. After the fermentation the solid parts of the grape are pressed in vertical presses, by means of a smooth and slow process that favors the extraction of the color and mature tannins that they reside in the skin.

Parenting Process : Raised for 2 years in American oak barrels of 225 liters capacity, of which 8 months is spent in new barrels and its aging is finalized with a round of 24 months in the bottle.

Curiosities:

The Marques de Murrieta Rerserva It is a tangible proof of the elegance, balance and regularity that characterize the Bodega Marques de Murrieta and its surrounding vineyards located in The Ygay Farm . Marques de Murrieta is a red reserve wine with a balanced aging of anus and a half in new and semi-new American oak barrels and two years in bottle. The result is an elegant wine that combines complexity and finesse and combines the best attributes of our identity with current highlights.

Marques de Murrieta It is more than a brand in the international market, it is centenarian wisdom expressed in one of the wines with more recognition in Spain. From the daily work, respect and love for our land, the selection of the best grapes and the care of the details throughout its almost four years of elaboration, Marques de Murrieta is a safe and constant value of the best quality of Rioja.