Marques de Murrieta Blanco Reserva Capellania Rioja DOC

Description

Marques de Murrieta Blanco Reserva Capellania Rioja DOC is a single vineyard white Rioja made from 100% Viura grapes.

Marques de Murrieta was established in 1852 and is one of the oldest and most respected bodegas of Rioja. The bodega was acquired by D. Vicente Cebrián-Sagarriga, Count of Creixell 1983 and continue with a distinct winemaking philosophy that is founded in the pursuit of quality and excellence through tradition and innovation. His son, Vincente Dalmau, took over in 1996 following the sudden death of his father. He immediately set about revolutionising the entire estate, investing in both the winery and the vineyards and focussing much more on high quality, lower yields and limited production Their wines are made in a “classic” Rioja style and receive long ageing in barrel before release. Their wines are concentrated and long-lived, both red and white, and some – like the Gran Reserva “Castillo Ygay” – have become legendary amongst Rioja-lovers.

Marques de Murrieta Blanco Reserva Capellania Rioja DOC is made exclusively from grapes harvested from the Capellania vineyard. This vineyard is located at an altitude of 485 metres, the highest vineyard on the estate, within the famous 300 hectare Ygay estate in the Rioja Alta. The Viura vines were planted in 1945. The grapes are carefully, manually harvested and are then de-stemmed and carefully crushed and after a short skin contact they are pressed in a vertical press. This is a gentle and slow process that favours the extraction of all aromatic potential. The juice is then settled and fermented in a temperature-controlled stainless steel tank for about three weeks. Finally the wine is aged for 24 months in 225 litre new French oak barrels.

The result is a surprising white wine of great bouquet, a white wine of character born to surprise by its uniqueness and perfect to accompany a great variety of rich dishes, with a magnificent potential to evolve and last gracefully in the bottle.