Marqués de Murrieta Gran Reserva

Om Marqués de Murrieta Gran Reserva

Marqués de Murrieta er begyndte for relativt nyligt igen at lave en smule klassisk Gran Reserva fra deres 300 hektar i Rioja Alta. Vinen laves på 80% tempranillo og 9% graciano samt lidt mazuelo og garnacha.

Vinificering

Efter sortering gæres vinene i store ståltanke, inden den lagres 30 måneder i egetræsfade på en blanding af fransk og amerikansk eg.

Derpå venter yderligere to år i flasken før frigivelse.

Aroma og smag

Første indtryk i duften er intense nuancer af bl.a. rød, spændstig og krydret frugt, tørrede urter og mørk chokolade samt tobak, brændt appelsinskal, valnødder, skovbund, trøfler og læder.

Klassisk for Murrieta har vinen en nærmest perfekt balance mellem de forskellige elementer, og den lange fadlagring understøtter blot den fine frugt. Eftersmagen er desuden lang og blød, mens de fine tanninerne savner blot noget mad at lege med...

Serveringsforslag

Dermed er Gran Reserva et oplagt match til både braiseret, stegt og grillet kød - især lam og vildt. Til vegetarerne er nøgleordene grill og stegeflade eller intens indkogning. Sker det, kan råvarerne både inkludere svampe, rodfrugter og alskens grøntsager.

Anmeldelser og point

95 point - James Suckling:

"Really attractive floral aromas to the dark fruit, mushrooms and light chocolate. Full-bodied with lightly chewy tannins and lots of flavors of ripe fruit, spice, walnut, seaweed and cedar. Long and caressing. This is still youthful now, but promising so much for the future. Try after 2022".

94 point - Robert Parker/Wine Advocate, oktober 2020:

"The 2014 Gran Reserva Limited Edition, a barrel selection from the Reserva, is a blend of the more age-worthy wines. It's made up of 84% Tempranillo with 9% Graciano, 5% mazuelo and 2% Garnacha, all from their 300 hectares of estate vineyards. The destemmed and lightly crushed grapes fermented by plot and variety in stainless steel, and the varieties were kept separate throughout the 25 months of élevage in American barriques. When discussing the latest vintages, the 2014 is very curious: the harvest was truly challenging, with lots of rain, ripeness problems and botrytis; so, in principle, it didn't look like a good vintage, and they decided not to keep the red Castillo Ygay. But now, seeing the evolution of this wine, they are kicking themselves. The wine has a clear classical profile, with developed aromas of autumn forest, truffle, smoked cured meat, cigar ash and sweet spices. It's sleek and polished, with resolved, fine-grained tannins and a dry, serious finish. This is surprisingly good and should evolve nicely in bottle. 28,914 bottles produced. It was bottled in January 2018." -Luis Gutiérrez