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The Riojan winery Marqués de Murrieta has managed to position one of its wines, Marqués de Murrieta Reserva, in fourth place in its

Top 10 Wine Values ​​of 2022 ranking prepared by

Wine Spectator

magazine ,

recognized for being one of the most influential in the industry

,

and that habitually drink French, American and Italian wines.

To make this selection, the editors of

Wine Spectator

taste thousands of wines from around the world and choose those that demonstrate

the highest possible quality

(receiving a rating greater than 90 points from the magazine), and also according to criteria of international availability and accessibility.

This recognition of Marqués de Murrieta Reserva comes months after the pioneering Rioja winery was recognized in November last year with the

Best Of 2023

award , which ranks it as the best winery in the world and was awarded by the World Network of Large Wine Capitals.

In 2020,

Wine Spectator

had already chosen another of the Marqués de Murrieta wines as the best wine in the world, on this occasion

Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial

l.

Marqués de Murrieta Reserva is one of the most recognizable wines from the Riojan winery.

This red, which is currently in its 2018 vintage, is made with

the Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuelo and Garnacha varieties

, and is aged for 21 months in 225-liter American oak barrels.

"Each variety brings its own personality to this wine and the result is an almost perfect balance. It is synonymous with the elegance, solidity and regularity that characterize the winery, and perfectly sums up everything that happens at our Finca Ygay during a vegetative cycle", affirms

María Vargas

, technical director of Marqués de Murrieta.

Currently, Marqués de Murrieta Reserva is

present in more than 170 countries

, making it the winery's flagship.

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