Castillo Ygay 1978? (UK)

I am only familiar with the murietta ygay. If that wine is this:

Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial rioja Espagne 1978

which I doubt, it is well worth the money, and actually, probably worth a bit more than twice that money.

I do not know if castello ygay is wholly owned by murietta, but it is the >Dear All,

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Are you serious (and I say that in a positive way)? Yes, it *is* that wine, "Marques de Murrieta, Castillo Ygay, Gran Reserva Especial, Cosecha 1978, bottled 1998. Tasting note says "Drink now - 2050" (yes,

So, worth a try at that price?

Marquis de Murrieta Castillo Ygay has been considered among the very top Riojas made in a very traditional style. I have not had experience with recent vintages, but their older ones where hard to top, if you like a very traditional Rioja that needs long aging. I have had their

Worth is a value judgment that you will have to make. Compared to the prices charged for Vega Sicilia, to say nothing of top Bordeaux or Burgundy, the price does not seem very extreme. I have not seen a review yet for Ygay 78, so a Google search might be in order to see if you can find anything. Some of the more traditional Spanish winemakers have started to make more "modern" wines, but the long time before release for the Ygay 78 likely indicates that it was made in fairly much the old style designed to require long aging.

"SteveN" skrev i melding news:Xns9786D94402AB4steveNNhogg@216.196.109.145...

Don't know about 1978 but the 1970 is available in Sweden. The Gran Reserva Special costs 600Euro..., for a double magnum, mind you :-), the Gran Reserva is 400 Euro, also for a double magnum. Dividing by four should give 150 and 100 Euro respectively, i.e. Now 1970 was a great vintage and is accordingly expensive today. The 1978 was above average. I'd say, therefore, that 45£ seems to be a fair price. Btw

The 1970 Gran Reservas I've had (not Castillo) were all great wines in about

Anders

"Anders Tørneskog" skrev i melding news:441895d0$0$22975$ snipped-for-privacy@nn1-read.tele.net... I hasten to add that the 1978 GR Especial is selling in Norway for about 50£ and received top reviews. Should be suitable for lighter preparations of lamb, veal or pork. Bouquet of dried fruits, wood and tobacco. Taste matches bouquet closely, elegant and long. Matured in american oak barrels for 20 years, bottled in 2002 (doesn't add up?) and then stored for 9 months in the producers cellars.

Anders

I found a good review of the 1978 Ygay at

"Anders Tørneskog" wrote in news:441895d0$0$22975$ snipped-for-privacy@nn1-read.tele.net:

The Preston shop is everywine.co.uk (a branch of Morrisons, IIRC), which are fairly comprehensive, it would seem, but also 20% or so (in my rough opinion) overpriced. And it would seem the £66 excludes VAT (sales tax) at 17.5%.

However, it does give a good indication of the retail price, thanks.

"Anders Tørneskog" wrote in news:441897b3$0$22982$ snipped-for-privacy@nn1-read.tele.net:

Certainly doesn't. However, someone I used to work for (in a wine merchant's) was given a holiday to the winery (some time ago) who said that as he was walking round, his host opened a concrete slab in the floor, under which was sloshing a whole load of wine, which he was told was Castillo Ygay (I have no idea which vintage).

Seems either too long (not worth mentioning), or too short (needs more time to rest) to my uneducated timescale.