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Wine Description
The Story
Castillo Ygay Blanco Gran Reserva Especial 1986, a real gem made by Marqués de Murrieta, has been rated 100 Points by Robert Parker. This is the first time such an important accolade is given to a white wine is Spain.
After being tasted by Luis Gutierrez, the critic responsible for reviewing Spanish wines in Robert Parker's ‘The Wine Advocate’, he states that it is "one of the best white wines I've ever tasted in my whole life." Castillo Y...
Wine Information
Production began in early October, at a slow and progressive pace, as required by the weather conditions which, in turn, contributed to the optimum development of the grapes and also helped to achieve the optimum moment of ripeness. Grapes of the Viura variety, which produces large bunches of small grapes, were the first to be harvested. Alcohol
content of the grapes was 13.5%, with high levels of acidity.
Vintage 1986
The 1986 Spanish wine vintage was defined by a classic, dry, and intensely warm growing season that yielded exceptionally rich, concentrated, and age-worthy red wines, particularly across the premier appellations of Rioja and Ribera del Duero. Following a stable spring, blistering summer heat across the central plateau and Ebro River basin accelerated sugar accumulation and thickened grape skins, requiring producers to carefully time their har...