Marqués de Murrieta Reserva 2005 Estuche 6 x

Recommended meals: Grilled red, cured ham and semi-cured cheeses sheep meat. Baked fish and bacalao al pil pil.  Development and Aging Aging: 22 months in American oak barrels of 225 L capacity. A minimum of 12 months in bottle before being presented to the market. Winemaking: The grapes are de-stemmed and gently squeeze. Subsequently the grapes fermented in stainless steel tanks with temperature control. The barreling lasts 8-11 days during which continuous and daily tasks are made of "Remounted" and "punching down" to encourage contact of the must with the skins and cause a slow and natural extraction of aromas and polyphenols. After fermentation the solid parts of the grape are pressed wood presses vertical twin screw. It is a soft, slow process that favors the extraction of color and tannins that reside in the skin. This process a small amount of wine press which is then added to the resulting wine fermentation is obtained. The Vineyards and the Grapes The vineyards are located in the Finca Ygay (300ha.Rioja Alta) around the winery at an altitude of 420 500 m. Grape varieties: 91% Tempranillo, Garnacha 6%, 3% Mazuelo. The harvest began on September 22 and ended on 19 October 2004. The grapes are harvested by hand. La Bodega Marqués de Murrieta is one of the most historic Spanish wineries. Its origins date back to 1852 when Luciano de Murrieta began trading their wines in the New World. . Today, 150 years later, the impressive estate Ygay, with more than 300 hectares in extent, seems insensitive to the passage of time; but not like this: last 20 years have been a salutary lesson in this century-old firm that has again put at the forefront of attention in Spain and the rest of the world. Wineries Marqués de Murrieta, former Château Ygay, has the characteristics of a holding of Bordeaux air. The landscape is naturally Mediterranean, in the transition between the humid climate of La Rioja Alta and Rioja dry Low. clayey-calcareous soils with vineyards with complex orientations but high insolation. Without abandoning the classic style of this winery, he has introduced steel Stainless between ashlar stones. There are two vertical presses, two spindles newly built with a sophisticated apparatus bazuqueo stainless steel spider. The taste of its wines has a Mediterranean accent where the taste comes close to the old but dry wood. The wine produced at the winery offers a conservative image of Rioja, assembles certain traditions such as aging in old oak and high alcohol content, with the latest advances in processing methods. In addition to the essential tempranillo, on the farm They are very significant strains of Graciano, Carignan and Grenache amounts. V. Dalmau Cebrián-Sagarriga, current count of Creixell, along with her sister Cristina, continues to work with great responsibility and family project undertaken by his father. V. Dalmau degree in business and economic law from the University of Navarra, he combined very young his studies with work in the cellar. After finishing his career he was fully incorporated in the draft family. Bodegas Marqués de Murrieta is a family business in the almost romantic sense of finished. Now presented in an elegant bag 6 botellas.Crianza: 21 months in American oak barrels