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Wine Description
The Story
Castillo Ygay:Own single vineyard: An 80 year old single vineyard called La Plana located at the highest peak (485 meters altitude) within our 300 hectare Ygay Estate which surrounds the winery in the southern point of the Rioja Alta wine subzone. It is exclusively elaborated from the excellent quality vintages (The last ones from the XXIthcentury have been: 2000-2001 and 2004).
Grape varieties: 89% Tempranillo, 11% Mazuelo.
Manual harve...
Vintage 1968
The 1968 wine vintage in Spain was a highly difficult, cold, and wet year for most of the country, leaving La Rioja with underripe, highly acidic Tempranillo grapes that resulted in thin and forgettable standard blends. However, the vintage achieved mythic status because the iconic Vega Sicilia estate in Ribera del Duero completely defied the terrible weather. Through radical vineyard sorting and meticulous barrel management, they crafted the ...