The score for 1959 Marques de Murrieta Castillo Ygay Rioja Gran Reserva Especial DOCa is 95 points from John Gilman and the tasting note - I love the old Castillo Ygay Reserva Especial bottlings from Marqués de Murrieta and was absolutely ecstatic to walk into our tasting in Saarbrücken and see that we had four of the greatest vintages of this iconic bottling in the lineup! The 1959 is a stunning wine, soaring from the glass in a vibrant mélange of cherries, blood orange, nutmeg, meaty tones, cloves, a superb base of salty soil nuances, autumn leaves and a nice touch of savory brown spices in the upper register. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, complex and tangy, with a great core of sappy red fruit, exceptional focus and grip and a bit of old-fashioned tannin still perking up the very, very long, very complex and classy finish. A great, great bottle of a great old Rioja.