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Marqués de Murrieta

The 300-hectare Ygay estate outside Logroño and Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial, released after a decade or more — Rioja's most collectible wine.

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Marqués de Murrieta, Rioja
Philafrenzy · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Marqués de Murrieta, owned by the Cebrián-Sagarriga family, farms about 300 hectares on the Ygay estate. Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial is released after extended aging; the 1986 was released in 2016, the 2010 in 2021.

Founded
1852
Region
Rioja
Ownership
Cebrián-Sagarriga family
Vineyard
300 ha741 ac

Wines

Marqués de Murrieta, Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial, vintage by vintage

One square for each year. The darker the square, the better the weather was for the grapes. Tap a year to read about it.

201020092007200520042001
ExceptionalExcellentVery goodGoodMixedDifficult
The essentials

Economic profile

Castillo Ygay is the working-capital extreme: a decade or more of aging before release, from an estate that owns its land and grapes. Prices are a small fraction of a Bordeaux first growth's for comparable age and scarcity, which is the whole Rioja story.

The detailsClassification, ownership, land and output
Founded
1852
Classification
DOCa Rioja; Gran Reserva Especial
Ownership
Cebrián-Sagarriga family (family)
Vineyard holdings
300 ha (741 ac)
First vintage made
1852
Website
marquesdemurrieta.com/
Estate
Finca Ygay, ≈ 300 haMarqués de Murrieta

We estimate it costs about $14 to $53 to make one bottle at an estate like this. See the full breakdown

Land-value contextWhat a hectare of vineyard sells for around here
InputLowHighUnitSource
Vineyard land, Rioja DOCa202440,000120,000EUR/haMinisterio de Agricultura
Every wine in a tableBottles made, years covered and how hard each is to find
WineBottles made in a typical yearVintages coveredGreat yearsHow rare (0–100)
Marqués de Murrieta, Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva EspecialDOCa Rioja Gran Reserva Especial · Rioja Alta—6 2001–20104—
Every year in a tableMarqués de Murrieta, Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial: How each year was rated, and the price the producer first asked
VintageHow the year was ratedRelease priceHow rare (0–100)The growing season
2010Excellent——
2009Very Good——
2007Good——
2005Excellent——
2004Excellent——
2001Excellent——

How the years were rated

  • excellent4 vintages
  • very good1 vintages
  • good1 vintages
Marqués de Murrieta, Rioja
Logroño - Vinos Marqués de Murrieta Zarateman · Wikimedia Commons · CC0
The regionRiojaSpain's classic red, mellowed by years in oak.About the region

Sources

  1. Marqués de Murrieta, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
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