“The Capellanía Rioja Blanco Reserva from Marqués de Murrieta is made entirely from Viura, with the vines planted at the very highest elevation on the Ygay estate. The wine is aged for sixteen months in new French oak casks prior to bottling. The 2017 will be released shortly and offers up an excellent bouquet of pear, lemon blossoms, macadamia nut, white soil tones, honeysuckle and a deft framing of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, focused and complex, with a superb core of fruit, excellent mineral drive and grip, impeccable balance and a long, refined and vibrant finish. This is a stunning young wine, which is a cross between traditional and modern styles of Rioja Blanco. It will certainly be drinkable when it arrives in the market, but it has the structure to age long and gracefully and I suspect it will be even better at ten or twelve years of age than it will be upon release. Great juice.”

“One of a very small number of wines in Rioja that includes Cabernet Sauvignon – for historic reasons – this is an elegant, distinguished red blend based on Tempranillo with 3% Graciano completing the cuvée. Aged in new French oak, it's a Bordeaux-influenced style showing refined tannins, notes of cassis, blackberry, cedarwood and a fresh, mineral-edged core.”

“This polished red shows lots of depth, with cola-lined notes of glossy dark cherry and black olive hedged with wild herb, anise, loamy earth, mocha and clove. Refined, harmonious and expressive. To be released Spring 2022. Drink now through 2031.”

“This is historical Rioja in the glass with dark-berry, Spanish-cedar, bark, mahogany and light earth aromas that follow through to a full body with firm, fine tannins that are layered and intense. It really is multilayered, with a citrus and cedar aftertaste. Wonderful length and composure. Try after 2023, but already fantastic.”

“Blackberry and ripe-fruit aromas with black licorice and dark chocolate. It’s medium-to full-bodied with creamy-textured tannins and a long, flavorful finish that is so precise and polished. Great length. Best ever? Cabernet sauvignon, graciano and tempranillo. Drink or hold.”