Marqués de Murrieta Capellanía Reserva 2010
Rioja
Spain, Spain
Regular price£321.53
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| Style: White | Packaging: Repack |
| ABV: 13.5% | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: | Drink from: 2010 |
| Biodynamic: | Drink to: 2025 |
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Critic scores
92+ RP, 92 VM, 95 JS
Critic reviews
"The 2010 Capellanía Blanco Reserva is an old-style white Rioja fermented in stainless steel and aged for 17 months in brand new French oak barrels. The grapes from the specific plot that names the wine are the first to be harvested in the Ygay estate and come from very old Viura vines at the highest point at 480 meters altitude. The nose is full of beeswax, white flowers, chamomile, fennel and licorice with smoke and sweet spices. It is very intense and powerful, obviously oaky, but Viura is a grape that takes very well on the oak aging and helps it develop in bottle for a long time. There is no astringency or edges in the palate as the wine is very unctuous and fuller when tasted next to 2009. Very balanced with a good alcohol level. These wines really grow in complexity in bottle and develop nuances for a long time, so there is no rush to drink this beauty. Very good value for the quality it delivers. 39,000 bottles."
Luis Gutiérrez, April 2015, RobertParker.com
"Light yellow-gold. Heady, oak-spiced aromas of ripe citrus and orchard fruits, vanilla, anise and iodine, with a bright floral overtone. Smooth and fleshy on entry, then tighter in the middle, offering palate-staining Meyer lemon, tangerine and poached pear flavors lifted and given spine by juicy acidity. Plays power off of vivacity suavely and finishes sappy, smoky and very long, with resonating spiciness and an echo of vanilla. Aged for a year and a half in new French oak, this wine shows more density and energy than the excellent 2009 bottling. It's also built to age, if you so choose, and I'd recommend some patience if for no other reason than to allow the oak to settle down some more."
Josh Raynolds, September 2015, Vinous.com
Luis Gutiérrez, April 2015, RobertParker.com
"Light yellow-gold. Heady, oak-spiced aromas of ripe citrus and orchard fruits, vanilla, anise and iodine, with a bright floral overtone. Smooth and fleshy on entry, then tighter in the middle, offering palate-staining Meyer lemon, tangerine and poached pear flavors lifted and given spine by juicy acidity. Plays power off of vivacity suavely and finishes sappy, smoky and very long, with resonating spiciness and an echo of vanilla. Aged for a year and a half in new French oak, this wine shows more density and energy than the excellent 2009 bottling. It's also built to age, if you so choose, and I'd recommend some patience if for no other reason than to allow the oak to settle down some more."
Josh Raynolds, September 2015, Vinous.com