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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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