2005 Castillo Ygay, Gran Reserva Especial, Marqués de Murrieta, Rioja, Spain Bordeaux First Growth not as intense as the

not as intense as the 1989 but still loaded with Pauillac signature

This is a wine with plenty of flesh on its bones

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The 2005 Château Le Pin is all Merlot from a tiny vineyard just across from Vieux Château Certain and was raised in new barrels

2005 Castillo Ygay, Gran Reserva Especial, Marqués de Murrieta, Rioja, Spain Bordeaux First Growth not as intense as theThe supreme quality of the raw materials has resulted in a wine of great character and depth. The nose is a jamboree of cherries, spice box and forest floor. The palate is silky and charming, but one gets the feeling its built for the longer term, such is the profundity of flavour at its core.