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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 1991
The 1991 vintage in Spain was a mixed, weather-challenged campaign across the northern appellations, marked by spring frost, erratic summer weather, and late autumn rainfall. Coming off the solar power of the 1989 and 1990 harvests, 1991 produced generally lighter, high-acid, and early-maturing wines.
Climate & Growing Conditions
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Spring Frost & Late Flowering: Cold weather and localized frosts in late April damaged young vine shoot...