Marques de Murrieta Capellania White 2017

Viura
  • 97 Decanter
  • 94 Robert
    Parker
  • 91 Wine
    Spectator
2018 Vintage In Stock
119 99
OFFER Take $20 off your order of $100+
Ships today if ordered in next 9 hours
You purchased the 2019 3/5/23
1
Limit Reached
You purchased the 2019 3/5/23
Alert me about new vintages and availability
Marques de Murrieta Capellania White 2017  Front Bottle Shot
Marques de Murrieta Capellania White 2017  Front Bottle Shot Marques de Murrieta Capellania White 2017  Front Label

Product Details


Varietal

Producer

Vintage
2017

Size
750ML

ABV
14%

Your Rating

0.0 Not For Me NaN/NaN/N

Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

Steely straw in color and with a very defined nose in which aromas of ripe apple stand out, spicy notes of thyme and fennel, almond touches and an elegant smoky patina. On the palate it is frank and direct, with volume, fresh and balanced. With a lot of life ahead.

Professional Ratings

  • 97
    The one wine that has potential to become even subtler and more complex than Murrieta’s Ygay is its Capellanía. Showing how the well-kept traditions of Rioja can be informed by today’s knowledge, it is a most refined wine, made after very long ageing in French barriques. An inimitable mix of a unique vineyard and exceptional wisdom.
  • 94
    The 2017 Capellanía comes from the earliest harvest in recent times. It's pure Viura from the vineyard that names the wine and was aged in French oak barrels, which comes from the tradition of whites with a long aging in wood that were one of the hallmarks of Murrieta, structured and with good aging potential. These are some of the oldest vines, planted in 1945 at the highest elevation, 485 meters above sea level. The grapes were picked September 13th and 14th, when the bunches were pressed in a vertical press and the must fermented slowly in stainless steel at 10 degrees Celsius without going through malolactic fermentation. The wine matured in French barriques for 24 months, but since 2016, the wines are sharper and they also started introducing a small percentage of American oak barrels. It's 14% alcohol with a pH of 3.23 and 6.58 grams of acidity (tartaric), and it has more integrated oak and is sharper and fresher. It's medium-bodied, with less volume and more length, beautifully textured and tasty. It follows the general path in the winery toward more freshness and elegance. It's even more remarkable given how adverse the natural conditions from 2017 were... 22,920 bottles were filled in March 2021, a much shorter production than the 2016. The wine will change more in 2018 when they started fermenting the wine in concrete.
  • 91
    This harmonious white is both rich and graceful, with a fine mesh to the lively spine of lemon curd acidity and the flavors of poached apricot, quince paste, crushed macadamia nut, vanilla and ground ginger. Fresh and medium-bodied, with a crackle of fleur de sel on the finish.

Other Vintages

2018
  • 93 Wine
    Spectator
2016
  • 94 Wine
    Spectator
  • 94 Wine
    Enthusiast
2015
  • 93 Robert
    Parker
  • 93 Decanter
  • 92 Wine
    Enthusiast
2014
  • 93 James
    Suckling
  • 92 Decanter
  • 91 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 90 Wine
    Spectator
2013
  • 94 Decanter
  • 92 Robert
    Parker
2011
  • 94 James
    Suckling
  • 91 Wine
    Spectator
  • 91 Robert
    Parker
2010
  • 93 Decanter
  • 92 Wine
    Spectator
  • 92 Robert
    Parker
Marques de Murrieta

Marques de Murrieta

View all products
Marques de Murrieta, Spain
Marques de Murrieta Winery Video
Marques de Murrieta is named after Luciano de Murrieta, one of the founding fathers of modern Rioja winemaking, who established the estate in 1852 in the world-renowned Rioja region of Spain. Today V. Dalmau Cebrian-Sagarriga, Count of Creixell, leads the family-owned company. With a vision of innovation and respect for tradition, Marques de Murrieta is rooted in strong, historical fundamentals that shape the vision and philosophy of this iconic Spanish brand. The winery is near the southern tip of the Rioja Alta in the middle of the beautiful Ygay Estate, a unique 300-hectare vineyard that guarantees complete control over the grape source and is the key to the quality and style of Marques de Murrieta wines.
Image for  content section
View all products
Image for  content section
View all products
CGM47037_2017 Item# 1192936

Internet Explorer is no longer supported.
Please use a different browser like Edge, Chrome or Firefox to enjoy all that Wine.com has to offer.

It's easy to make the switch.
Enjoy better browsing and increased security.

Yes, Update Now

Search for ""