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

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

Rob Brobst III

9.0

Nice stuff nothing noteworthy — 9 years ago

David Jacobs

9.1

Outstanding. Refined, balanced and ready to drink. 2003 in 12/16. — 9 years ago

Katherine Jones

10

Sweet and bubbly...so delicious! — 10 years ago

Andrew Kenyon

9.0

Very rich and fruity, cherry and raspberry. — 11 years ago

Chris Plance

9.0

It goes on and on and on. Good gran reserva, Marques de caceres shouldn't ever be passed up — 11 years ago

Felipe Ferreiro

Sommelier/Wine Director Restaurante Las Rias Bajas

9.2

Una pasada de syrah con la osa de lo mejor que he probado — 12 years ago

Conor White

9.6

Excellente — 13 years ago

Ellen Lawrence

10

Really enjoyed — 13 years ago

Philip Roessler

9.0

Great value! Got it from fantastic Spanish restaurant and store in Williamsburg—La Tienda. — 7 years ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.0

Good value Mencia. Plums (almost prunes) and violets on the nose. Cooked dark berry jam and beef jerky flavors on the pallet. Rugged but acceptable tannin structure. Smokey finish. Good QPR. — 8 years ago

Rob Ahrens

9.0

Chilean Syrah bold flavors really good — 9 years ago

michael

9.1

Good red fruit earth tannins — 9 years ago

Herbert De Nova

8.9

Another good cheap wine from Mexico — 10 years ago

Max Vodianytskyi

9.0

Nice one. Love it! — 10 years ago

Joe Dunn

9.0

Ripe cherry and strawberry. Plum and Brett. No noticeable oxidation. Vanilla smoke peppercorn and cured meats. Smooth tannin and good balance. — 11 years ago

Jose A Garrido Jr.

9.1

Fantastic Rioja — 11 years ago

Diego Sanchez Codez

9.1

Buff muy muy bueno!!! — 12 years ago

Dan Scardigli

9.9

Love this one. Great value. Dry Rioja with a little spice to it myes — 13 years ago

John Vuong

Wine Director/Sommelier Ame

9.5

Peppery on the nose. Silky texture. — 8 years ago

Joelene Hasse

9.0

Smokey with oak notes — 8 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

Scott Taddeo

9.1

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

Joy Dyer

9.2

Joy had this 9 years ago

Angel Martinez

Brand ambassador GHMumm Spain, Wine reviewer www.theluxury.es"

10

Marques de Riscal 1964.
Impossible to forget. Life changing experience. — 10 years ago

with Alfonso, Pilar and 1 other

Mark Griffiths

9.0

2009 Vintage - fantastic — 11 years ago

blobby

9.6

Absolutely loved it. Perfect for my taste. — 11 years ago

Noah Smith

9.1

Best Rioja I've ever had. '05. — 12 years ago

Mario JT Benedetti

9.9

Muy buen vino, toque madera, balanceado, sabor largo — 13 years ago