"Anders Tørneskog" > wrote in
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> "SteveN" > skrev i melding
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>> 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?
>>
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> Don't know about 1978 but the 1970 is available in Sweden. The Gran
> Reserva Special costs 600Euro..., for a double magnum, mind you :-),
> the Gran Reserva is 400 Euro, also for a double magnum.
> Dividing by four should give 150 and 100 Euro respectively, i.e.
> Now 1970 was a great vintage and is accordingly expensive today. The
> 1978 was above average. I'd say, therefore, that 45£ seems to be a
> fair price. Btw www.wine-searcher.com lists the Gran Reserva Especial
> at 66£ in Preston.

The Preston shop is everywine.co.uk (a branch of Morrisons, IIRC), which
are fairly comprehensive, it would seem, but also 20% or so (in my rough
opinion) overpriced. And it would seem the £66 excludes VAT (sales tax)
at 17.5%.

However, it does give a good indication of the retail price, thanks.

--
Steve
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