2015 Marques de Murrieta Rioja Reserva the 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon has

the 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon has that laser-like focus of a cooler year

The wine was still a bit rigid and nervous when I tasted it (despite the fact I tasted from a bottle at the winery that had been open since the previous evening)

while a drought year

it clearly has not limited the quality of the wine

This is by far the largest volume produced at Murrieta

2015 Marques de Murrieta Rioja Reserva the 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon has93 Wine Advocate The red blend 2015 Rioja Reserva is 80% Tempranillo with 12% Graciano, 6% Mazuelo and 2% Garnacha, a little more Graciano and Mazuelo, something logical in ripe and warm years like 2015. It's produced with grapes from a diversity of the 30 different plots within the estate, to represent the character of if. It fermented in stainless steel and matured in American oak barrels for 18 months. It's spicy and somewhat balsamic, with some