I am only familiar with the murietta ygay. If that wine is this:

Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial rioja Espagne 1978

which I doubt, it is well worth the money, and actually, probably
worth a bit more than twice that money.

I do not know if castello ygay is wholly owned by murietta, but it is
the only one I have ever seen.

On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:21:29 -0600, SteveN > wrote:

>Dear All,
>
>Castillo Ygay was one of my favourite Riojas, but I have tasted only the
>one vintage (1991? in about 2001). I notice they have released the 1978,
>bottled in 1998, which is available from my local merchant for £45 (USD70 -
>USD80)
>
>Basically, is it worth it?