harry Juggins

9.0

A rioja to remember — 6 years ago

Jon Bergqvist

9.7

Of all the old Rioja I’ve been drinking this last year this, together with the Marqués de Riscal 1964, stands out the most. A stunning wine with mindblowing complexity. A true joy to drink. The bottle was finished extremely fast. — 7 years ago

Janet Alvarez

9.1

Smooth and full bodied. Delicious, will buy again. — 7 years ago

Joelene Hasse

9.0

Smokey with oak notes — 8 years ago

Scott Taddeo

9.0

Another bargain for those seeking ripely fruited wines. Blueberry, plum, violets, tobacco, dried meat and old oak. Medium acid, medium plus gummy tannin. — 8 years ago

Joseph Stephan

10

Kaelyn really enjoys it. Little spice at the end — 9 years ago

Rob Brobst III

9.0

Nice stuff nothing noteworthy — 9 years ago

Steve Churchill

9.0

With cheese, gorgeous — 6 years ago

Guthrie Raimondo

8.9

Dry sherry flavor with a bit of funk — 7 years ago

LeMel Humes

9.0

Very smooth and good with spicy and red meat — 7 years ago

with Suzanne

R SMELLY

9.0

Super fizzy not too sweet — 7 years ago

Brent Clayton

9.2

Lovely nose of dried fruit and nuts, soft and elegant on the plate, with a hint of dryness on the finish. Layered on the palate and lingers in the mouth. -En Rama NYC popup — 8 years ago

John Morse

9.2

Bright and fruity aroma with vanilla and smooth tannins in the first taste. Slight slickness lingers, but no strong finish. Paired well with carbonara. — 8 years ago

Scott Taddeo

9.1

So interesting; a breadth of freshness with apricot, peach, ginger and pine nuts. Super delicious — 9 years ago

Vaughn Liley

9.0

Takes me back to Marques de Riscal and the Frank Gehry designed hotel - go there if you haven’t been! — 6 years ago

Michael Hawkinson

9.0

Excellent fruit forward with mild peppery finish, pairs well with poultry or seafood — 7 years ago

Allison Harrison

10

Amazing! Big hit with whole fam. — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.5

Fab 05 top Rioja @ £70-100 in a great year & a fav of mine - will keep improving but great now 😉 Awesome 2020-30 👍

📍 Marques de Murrieta Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial 2005

🏵 95 points w/ 96-98 potential

🍇 89% Tempranillo & 11% Mazuelo

🍷 Deep ruby

👃 Soft oak through dark spiced berries, currants & cherry with creamy vanilla, light smoked tobacco, leather, mocha, coconut, mint & balsamic into choc cherry gateaux w/ a bit of date coming through

👄 Med+ body of deluxe silky smooth creamy stewed rich dark cherry driven fruits all perfectly balanced w/ thick cocoa cream, vanilla & balsamic touch

🎯 Long seductive oak, cocoa, balsamic & dark fruit cherry boom linger — 7 years ago

Deb K

10

Dipping and stuffing the face as the food became more beautiful around with this Marques de Caceres tempranillo 1985 gran reserva at Costa Brava in San Diego among friends. — 8 years ago

Rob Ahrens

9.0

Chilean Syrah bold flavors really good — 9 years ago