Long day at 25sps light fixtures! — 4 months ago
Bold for a Sauv Blanc. Notes of succulent pear and tropical fruit. Well-balanced acidity. — 3 years ago
Very good flavor. @madfirgarlic — 5 years ago
Takes me back to Marques de Riscal and the Frank Gehry designed hotel - go there if you haven’t been! — 6 years ago
Very smooth and good with spicy and red meat — 7 years ago
Smokey with oak notes — 8 years ago
8/22/2026 : COLMAR FAMILLE — 19 days ago
New to wine. This was one of the first quality reds I was recommended. Should age well and has decent tannins. — 3 months ago
Black fruits (plum, blackcurrant), well-integrated oaky tertiary notes. Aromas of coffee, caramel, tar, tobacco, musk, humus. Beautiful aromatic range, and flexible.
Fruit noirs (prune, cassis), notes tertiaires boisées bien intégrées, avec des notes café, caramel, goudron, tabac, musk, humus. Belle gamme aromatique, et souple. — 5 years ago
A rioja to remember — 6 years ago
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
Smooth and full bodied. Delicious, will buy again. — 8 years ago
Loved candied citrus bright jus cloudy yeast tinge of bite/colour — 5 months ago
2020 vintage lovely — a year ago
Blitz heavy duty — 5 years ago
With cheese, gorgeous — 6 years ago
Dry sherry flavor with a bit of funk — 7 years ago
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 — 8 years ago
Erica Wiggins
Love it! Oak, bold and flavorful with body. Already got myself another bottle! — 12 days ago