A modern Rioja classic with serious style. The 2020 Marqués de Murrieta Reserva blends Tempranillo with Graciano, Mazuelo, and Garnacha for a rich yet elegant red. Bursting with dark berries, cocoa, spice, and a hint of sandalwood, it’s full-bodied but silky, with vibrant acidity and fine-grained tannins. Polished and fresh, this vintage leans more refined than extracted—drinkable now, but built to age beautifully over the next decade.

Jamessuckling.com | JS 96
Published: Aug 3, 2024

A fabulous modern expression of Rioja showing complexity, depth, structure and brightness. Grilled spices, cloves, anise, cocoa powder, sandalwood, blackberries, blueberries and dark plums. Naturally concentrated and full-bodied, but really vibrant and fluid, followed by firm tannins and a long, juicy finish. The wine seems to be less extracted this year, which is crucial to keeping the harmony. Already drinkable, but this will become more appealing in the next few years. Will age effortlessly.

Decanter | D 95
Published: Mar 7, 2025

Subtle rusticity paired with assertive elegance, in a wine that marries subtle minerality with chalky tannins and poised, crunchy fruit. It's vibrant throughout, with acid verve holding the rich, robust black fruit at the core. Long finish, with a spicy lining.
Closure: Cork
Alcohol: 14.00%
Body: Medium
Oak: Oaked
Grapes: 8% Graciano 7% Mazuelo 82% Tempranillo

Jamessuckling.com | RP 94+
Published: Feb 29, 2024
Drink: 2024-2034 

he 2020 Rioja Reserva, their flagship wine, comes from the 300 hectares of estate vineyards. Here, Tempranillo is the backbone, making up 82% of the blend in the low-yielding vintage of 2019, complemented with 8% Graciano, 7% Mazuelo and 3% Garnacha. It has controlled ripeness at 14% alcohol, with a pH of 3.65 and 5.1 grams of acidity. I loved the aromatics here—floral and elegant, more in the style of the 2018 than the 2019. it's lighter, more elegant, fine-boned and has a silky texture and very fine tannins. Both 2019 and 2020 are very good, but 2020 is more my style. 980,000 bottles produced. It was bottled after 21 months in American oak barrels.

In September 2023, the Cebrián-Sagarriga family celebrated its 40th anniversary as owners of Marqués de Murrieta, which they bought in 1983. In 1996, Vicente Dalmau Cebrián took the reins of the winery, driving a deep transformation, and he continues today, relentlessly trying to improve every year. It's pretty amazing how the wines feel better each year, like a winery on its way up.

Marquesdemurrieta.com

A palpable example of the elegance, consistency and regularity that characterize Marqués de Murrieta winery. This wine shows the incredible personality of the Ygay Estate and summarizes perfectly what happens during a whole vegetative cycle.

Its is made with tempranillo, mazuelo, Graciano y garnacha. Each variety adds its personality to obtain a balanced wine after the barrel ageing.

The first impression of this Marqués de Murrieta 2020 is a miscellany of raspberry, blueberry and cherry aromas enhanced by hints of thyme, rosemary and sandalwood.
Straightforward and precise with a juicy fruity profile, moulded by fine tannins and a fresh, pleasant finish.