Marques de Murrieta

Marqués de Murrieta is one of Rioja’s foundational estates and a benchmark for Spanish fine wine. Founded in 1852 by Don Luciano de Murrieta, who applied Bordeaux-inspired techniques to Rioja, it was among the first in the region to make ageworthy wines and to export them internationally. In 1872 he acquired the Ygay estate, just outside Logroño in Rioja Alta, where the bodega still sits today in the 19th‑century Castillo de Ygay, now restored and recognized as a museum space. Since 1983 the winery has been owned a…