Price: $325
Time: 5 - 6:15 pm
Speaker: Vicente Dalmau Cebrián-Sagarriga, Owner
Co-Host: Clive Pursehouse, Decanter US Editor

Marqués de Murrieta is a pioneering Rioja winery established in 1852, producing terroir-driven wines exclusively from its 740-acre (299-hectare) Ygay Estate. 

Its iconic Capellanía, Dalmau, and Castillo Ygay wines respectively originate from the three single vineyards of Capellanía, Canajas and La Plana.

This masterclass is an unmissable opportunity to join the winery’s owner and president, Vicente Dalmau Cebrián-Sagarriga, to explore top vintages of these terroir-focused wines – from world-beating reds to extraordinary white wines. ‘When you are responsible for a winery with such historical legacy and terroir, the only way forward is hard work and honesty in the pursuit of excellence,’ said Vicente Dalmau Cebrián-Sagarriga.

• Marqués de Murrieta, Capellanía, Rioja, Spain 2018
• Marqués de Murrieta, Castillo Ygay Blanco, Gran Reserva, Rioja, Spain 1986
• Marqués de Murrieta, Dalmau Reserva, Rioja, Spain 2014
• Marqués de Murrieta, Dalmau Reserva, Rioja, Spain 2019
• Marqués de Murrieta, Castillo Ygay, Gran Reserva, Rioja, Spain 1980 (Magnum)
• Marqués de Murrieta, Castillo Ygay, Gran Reserva, Rioja, Spain 2007
• Marqués de Murrieta, Castillo Ygay, Gran Reserva, Rioja, Spain 2009
• Marqués de Murrieta, Castillo Ygay, Gran Reserva, Rioja, Spain 2012

Vicente Dalmau Cebrián-Sagarriga, Count of Creixell, was born in Madrid on 1 January 1970, and studied in the British Council School before moving to the Ygay Estate in La Rioja, where his father owned Marqués de Murrieta winery. He gained a degree in economics, business and law at the University of Navarra, whilst overseeing exports at the family’s wineries, also including Pazo de Barrantes. He took over Marqués de Murrieta Estates & Wines at just 26 years old after the unexpected death of his father in 1996. Together with his sister, Cristina, he has completely updated the historic Marqués de Murrieta winery, the vineyard and the wines.

Clive Pursehouse is Decanter's North America Regional Editor. Based in Seattle, Washington, Pursehouse has developed a deep appreciation for the wines of the Pacific Northwest over the course of 20 years, and will continue to write about the wines and producers of Oregon and Washington State in addition to his overarching role.