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Marqués de Murrieta, Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial

Released after a decade or more of aging: Rioja's most collectible wine, at a fraction of French prices.

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Marqués de Murrieta, Rioja
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Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial is Marqués de Murrieta's top red, from the La Plana plot of the Ygay estate, aged in oak and bottle for a decade or more before release. Released vintages are irregular.

Made by
Marqués de Murrieta
From
Rioja Alta, Rioja
Style
RedTempranillo, Mazuelo
The kind of wine

Rioja gran reserva

The longest-aged kind of Rioja. The land and the grapes are cheap. The cost is in keeping the wine for five years or more before selling it.

What a bottle like this costs to make

A glass of mellow red wine and a plate of lamb chops in a stone archway above a Spanish hill town

Good years and bad

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

The wine and its economics

Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial is Marqués de Murrieta's top red, from the La Plana plot of the Ygay estate, aged in oak and bottle for a decade or more before release. Released vintages are irregular.

Every year in a tableHow 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 — —
 Release price is what the producer first asked for a bottle. A dash means no price was published.

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What does this wine cost to make?Our estimate: $14–$53 a bottle

We estimate it costs about $14 to $53 to make one bottle of a wine like this. The price in the shop is far higher because the land is scarce, the name is famous, and many hands take a share on the way to you.

ComponentLowHigh
Imputed land cost$0.17$1.32
Vineyard operations$0.97$2.99
Oak barrels$0.17$0.69
Winemaking labour and cellar work$1.50$3.00
Cellar aging$4.00$12.80
Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling$3.40$9.40
Winery overhead$1.50$4.00
Financing over the aging period$2.34$19.15
Estimated winery production cost$14.05$53.35
 One standard bottle, at the winery door. Built in US dollars and shown in your chosen currency.

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Recent auction resultsWhat bottles of this wine fetched when collectors sold them
Sale dateVintageHouse and saleFormatLot pricePer bottle
Sep 20252010Christie'sFine & Rare Wines Featuring an Exceptional Masseto Collection (sale 24000) · lot 5836 × 75 cl≈$1,074≈$179 with premium
Sep 20252009Christie'sFine & Rare Wines Featuring an Exceptional Masseto Collection (sale 24000) · lot 5826 × 75 cl≈$695≈$116 with premium
Sep 20252007Christie'sFine & Rare Wines Featuring an Exceptional Masseto Collection (sale 24000) · lot 5816 × 75 cl≈$743≈$124 with premium
Sep 20252004Christie'sFine & Rare Wines Featuring an Exceptional Masseto Collection (sale 24000) · lot 3716 × 75 cl≈$794≈$132 with premium
Apr 20252010Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: London Edition (sale 23891) · lot 6884 × 150 cl≈$1,572≈$393 with premium
Apr 20252010Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: London Edition (sale 23891) · lot 6876 × 150 cl≈$2,480≈$413 with premium
Apr 20252010Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: London Edition (sale 23891) · lot 6866 × 150 cl≈$2,480≈$413 with premium
Apr 20252010Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: London Edition (sale 23891) · lot 6856 × 150 cl≈$2,646≈$441 with premium
Apr 20252010Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: London Edition (sale 23891) · lot 6846 × 75 cl≈$1,074≈$179 with premium
Apr 20252010Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: London Edition (sale 23891) · lot 68312 × 75 cl≈$2,150≈$179 with premium
Apr 20252010Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: London Edition (sale 23891) · lot 68212 × 75 cl≈$2,150≈$179 with premium
Apr 20252010Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: London Edition (sale 23891) · lot 68112 × 75 cl≈$2,150≈$179 with premium
 Prices are in the currency of each sale. Christie’s and Sotheby’s include the buyer’s fee; Hart Davis Hart shows the price before it.

All lots on record

The detailsClassification, grapes, bottle sizes and the rest
Producer
Marqués de Murrieta
Region
Rioja
Appellation
Rioja Alta
Classification
DOCa Rioja Gran Reserva Especial
Style
Red
Grape composition
Tempranillo, Mazuelo≈ 85%+
Bottle sizes
750 · 1500 ml
First vintage made
1852
Great years
4 of 6 rated excellent or exceptional

Sources

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