Nenad Kesin

9.0

Seriously good wine. — 6 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

Jen Badalamenti

9.6

Beautiful, earthy tones. Great wine even 34 years later!! — 9 years ago

with Christy

Spinning_spins

9.3

Excellent. Very good value, too. — 9 years ago

Felipe Ferreiro

Sommelier/Wine Director Restaurante Las Rias Bajas

9.8

la redondez personificada, carnoso y fino, quizás un poco corto pero on mucha fuerza y carnoso.
— 10 years ago

Clair See

9.1

Clear, prounced, flora, vegetal flavor, vanilla, spice, oak aroma. 93% Tempranillo. 4% Mazuelo and 2% Graxiano and 1% Gatnacha Tinta.
Dry, medium acidity, medium tannin, medium body, flora, vegetal, spice, oak flavor. Medium to long finish.

— 10 years ago

Orhan Uzelli

9.2

Great balance, easy drink.. — 11 years ago

Jamey Moylan

8.9

Fantastic. Cool project. Rad bottle — 11 years ago

Nniccolò Contenta

9.1

75% tempranillo 15% garnacha 10% mazuelo and graciano, Classic year for Heredia, dirt, raspberry tobacco, coffin and black pepper. — 11 years ago

Lina Moll

9.4

Estupendo crianza, variedad garnacha, mazuelo, graciano, tempranillo. No defrauda, color cereza brillante, Sabor frutal, especias y toque de vainilla. Muy recomendable! — 13 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Founded in 1932 by Isaac Muga Martínez, now run by next generation. Dark Ruby with aromas of ripe fruit, smoke & spice, A blend of Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo, & Graciano from top Haro producer. On the palate ripe blackberry and cherry, firm dry tannins with smoky oak, wrapped in perfect acidity. Aged 30 mos in French & American oak + 18 months in the bottle before release. On the finish a touch of vanilla on a long ending. Will continue to improve! Nice! Tasting Sample. — 6 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

In 1858, it was the first winery in Rioja to produce wines using the Bordeaux method. In 1972, it was the first to promote the Rueda Designation of Origin. A blend of 90% Tempranillo & 10% Graciano (varies sometime Mazuelo is added). A powerhouse of aromas, berry, sweet spice and some citrus on the nose. On the palate, dark berry fruits, cacao, some smoky pepper with a savory character. Fine tannins, nice balance and good length ending with slight mineral, oak and earthy tones. Great value, short term aging potential. — 7 years ago

Greg McLaren

10

Drinks like a Brunello — 9 years ago

Денис Автономов

8.9

темное, темно -вишневый сок. аромат - сладкая вишня, легкая терпкость, слабый миндаль. вкус - довольно высокая кислотность, не очень гармонично поначалу - требует мяса. мало фруктовых нот, очень округлое и аккуратное на финише. интересно — 9 years ago

Silvia's Wine

Founder, V&N Cellars - Barcelona

9.0

A spicy Rioja. Dense and delicious. — 10 years ago

Mason

9.7

Nice, full-bodied wine to help me ring in 28! — 10 years ago

P Plusquellec

9.2

Tasted with John Calaff, LAN export Mgr. Very knowledgeable, nice guy — 11 years ago

Ernie Slubik

10

Deep, dark and delicious! — 11 years ago

Will Stanley

9.0

Nice but not spectacular. Loads of vanilla and little tannin. — 12 years ago

Miss Vicky Wine (Anne-Victoire Monrozier)

Sales Miss Vicky Wine

9.5

#dwcc Mazuelo, this other name for carignan #rioja — 12 years ago

Sherry

9.0

Bought this bottle in Spain 2016. I think Madrid! Didn’t drink it until December 2019. Very smooth!! — 6 years ago

Erock C

9.1

Posthumously review, it was great — 7 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

8.9

Nice body. Finish is smooth. This is grilled meats kind of wine. — 8 years ago

Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

8.9

Raspberries. Cherries. Purple ink in a bottle! Great long finish — 9 years ago

Nick Griffiths

9.2

Very good wine at the price. — 10 years ago

Dick Schinkel

9.7

Very rare wine, only 288! Bottles this is bottle 206 😘 — 10 years ago

Rachelle Mazar

8.9

Mild vegetal up front. Vibrant acidity on the mid palate with a pleasant spicy flavor. 14.99 — 10 years ago

with Martin

Nate Miles

8.9

Quite civilized. Smooth & distinguished, especially for its humble ticket. — 11 years ago

Richard Goulette

9.5

Rich, smooth, blend of mazuelo, Syrah, Garnacha, all for $12.99! — 11 years ago

Matt Vekasy

9.5

Lighter body. Not super dry. Lots of dark fruit juicy flavors. — 12 years ago