Bodegas Muga Torre Muga 2019
Bodegas Muga Torre Muga 2019

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Bodegas Muga Torre Muga 2019

Art.Nr.:
2022008992
2-5 Werktage 2-5 Werktage  (Ausland abweichend)
Inhalt in Liter:
0.75
Ursprungsland:
Spanien
Region:
Rioja
Lage:
Rioja Alta
Rebsorte(n):
Tempranillo | Mazuelo | Graciano
Parker Punkte:
95+
James Suckling:
97
Winespectator:
93
Bodenformation:
Kreideton und Schwemmlandböden
Qualitätsstufe:
DOCa
Ausbau::
18 Monate im ausschließlich neuen französischen Barrique aus Allier-Eiche gereift
Geschmack:
trocken
Verschlussart:
Naturkorken
Lagerpotenzial ab Jahrgang:
10 – 15 Jahre
dekantieren / karaffieren:
ja. karaffieren | ca. 2-3 Stunden vor dem Genuss
Trinktemperatur (in Grad °C):
16 – 18
Glasempfehlung:
Gabriel Universal Gold | Zalto DenkArt Bordeaux
Alkoholgehalt in Vol.%:
14.5
Allergene:
enthält Sulfite
Herstelleradresse / Inverkehrbringer:
Barrio de la Estación s/n26200 Haro. La Rioja
85,00 EUR
113,33 EUR pro l

113,33 EUR pro l

inkl. 19% MwSt. zzgl. Versand

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Beim Bodegas Muga Aro 2019 dominieren fruchtige Empfindungen, die an rote Früchte und sehr reife Waldbeeren (Brombeeren, rote Johannisbeeren, Walderdbeeren) und blumige Noten (Veilchenblüten) erinnern. Würzige Sekundäraromen mit Zimt, Vanille, Nelken und schwarzem Pfeffer. Mit dem sehr gut integrierten Holz, das eine hohe Qualität in seiner Auswahl kennzeichnet. Am Gaumen finden wir einen Wein mit sehr gutem Rückgrat und Säure, frisch und mit einer Präsenz von abgerundeten Tanninen. Der Abgang ist sehr lang. Er hat ein großes Lagerungspotenzial und einen anhaltenden, vollen und eleganten Nachklang.
 
 
97 Punkte vom Wine Advocate für den Bodegas Muga Aro 2019Der oben schon zitierte Luis Gutiérrez über den Bodegas Muga Aro 2019 (Juli 2022):

No 2017 or 2018 were produced of this luxury cuvée made with up to 30% Graciano to complement the Tempranillo from the villages of Labastida, Briñas and Villalba, so from the impressive 2016 I tasted in June 2019, we jumped to the 2019 Aro. The destemmed grapes went through optical sorting and fermented in small oak vats with indigenous yeasts followed by malolactic in new barrels, where the wine matured for 16 months. It's not a shy wine at 14.6% alcohol, and the Graciano provides extra acidity and vibrancy. It has great balance and a spark of acidity and is a very complete wine, with great aromatics and integrated oak (all new barrels, but better integrated than ever); it has the ripeness of Graciano, which ripens with low yields and only ripens thoroughly in given vintages, and they had to skip warm years like 2011 when some varieties like Graciano and Mazuelo didn't behave well. This is the finest Aro so far. 5,800 bottles were filled in July 2021.

 
98 Sucklingpunkte für den Bodegas Muga Aro 2019James Suckling bewertet im November 2022:

Blueberries, cassis, black pepper, nutmeg and some mahogany here. Salted plums, slate, tobacco leaves and lead-pencil shavings, too. Wow. It’s full-bodied, intense and so well integrated and polished with seamless tannins. Powerful, yet elegant at the same time. 70% tempranillo and 30% graciano. 5,800 bottles only. Try this from 2027.
 
 
 
94 Punkte vom Wine Spectator für den Bodegas Muga Aro 2019Im Oktober 2022 von Alison Napjus verkostet:

A muscular red in a sleek, limber frame, this offers saturated black currant and black cherry fruit flavors, with exotic spice and espresso notes expressing themselves in a modern style. Yet there's undeniable purity, with racy acidity focusing the tightly meshed flavors and dense, chalky tannins. Hints of violet, thyme, iron and spice play on the lasting finish. Tempranillo and Graciano. Best from 2024 through 2034.
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Bodegas Muga Prado Enea Gran Reserva 2015 Rioja je Flasche 66€
97
97
94
Gran Reserva in Perfektion! Sorgfältige Auswahl von den hoch gelegenen Parzellen der Rioja Alta in den Dörfern Sajazarra, Cellorigo und Fonzaleche

Ein stilvolles Bouquet von schwarzen Früchten, die sich mit Gewürzen, Lebkuchen und Lakritze vermischen. Der weiche, geschmeidige Einstieg am Gaumen führt zu einem Gefühl von sanfter Kraft und luftig-leichtem Volumen, untermauert von kaschmirartigen, seidigen Tanninen, die von einer frischen Säure harmonisch ausgeglichen werden. Im Abgang kommen cremige Vanillenoten mit reifen Früchten zum Vorschein. Dieser Wein verlockt zum zum sofortigen Genuss, aber er wird noch viele Jahre lang gut altern.

 
97 Punkte vom Wine Advocate für den Bodegas Muga Prado Enea Gran Reserva 2015 RiojaVerkostungsnotiz von Luis Gutierrez vom Juli 2022:

The most classical of their wines, the 2015 Prado Enea Gran Reserva is a blend of Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo and Graciano, mostly from Rioja Alta (Sajazarra, Cellorigo and Fonzaleche), but the Garnacha is from different plots in the zone of Tudelilla at high altitude. These grapes are always picked last, but the wine has a similar alcohol level as the rest, around 14.5% in a warm year like 2019. The modus operandi is similar to other of the top cuvées—harvested into 200-kilogram boxes, destemming, optical sorting and fermentation in small oak casks with indigenous yeasts. The élevage in this case is extended to 36 months, and the barrels are only 10% new. This is, year in, year out, my favorite wine from Muga, and in this powerful and ripe year, these late-harvesting vines ripened thoroughly and delivered a full array of aromas and flavors so that the wine has plenty of depth and complexity. It has a very classical profile, with incipient tertiary notes, perfumed, floral and rich, textured and beautifully balanced. They compare this 2015 with 2009 and 2005 in terms of style but with freshness in the style of 2001 and 2010. It's enjoyable but should also develop for a long time in bottle. One of the finest Prado Enea vintages. 108,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in November 2018. There's no 2012 or 2013 of this. There will be a 2016 and 2019, but no 2017 or 2018. 2020 is still a question mark, they have not yet decided it.
 
97 Sucklingpunkte für den Bodegas Muga Prado Enea Gran Reserva 2015 RiojaVerkostungsnotiz von James Suckling vom November 2022:

Reserved and polished, this is a Prado Enea with great class and focus. It’s so aromatic,with plum, peach, cherry and cedar character. Salted olives, too. Medium-to full-bodied with very fine tannins and a long, fresh finish. Elegance with power here. Give it three or four years to open, but already impressive.
 
 
94 Punkte vom Wine Spectator für den Bodegas Muga Prado Enea Gran Reserva 2015 RiojaAlison Napjus im Oktober zum Bodegas Muga Prado Enea Gran Reserva 2015 Rioja:

Well-tailored in an understated way, this harmonious red is plushly creamy on the palate, like fine cashmere, showing seamless integration of the sculpted tannins with finely detailed flavors of black cherry and black plum reduction, sandalwood, cedar, green olive, espresso crema and minerally smoke and iron. Long and lightly juicy on the refined finish. Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuelo and Garnacha. Drink now through 2030.
66,00 EUR
88,00 EUR pro l
Bodegas Muga Torre Muga 2016
96
98
 
98 Sucklingpunkte für denJames Suckling am 22. Juli 2021 über den Bodegas Muga Torre Muga 2016:
The purity of fruit to this is very, very intriguing with blackberries, graphite, and charcoal. Full-bodied. It radiates intense fruit with perfectly polished tannins. Subtle asphalt and blue fruit. Very long and beautiful. Racy. Tempranillo with graciano and mazuelo. Needs two to four years of bottle age. Try after 2021.

 
96 Punkte vom Wine Advocate für denVerkostungsbericht Luis Gutiérrez | Wine Advocate vom 28. Juni 2019:

I tasted a super young 2016 Torre Muga that had only been in bottle for some four months. But even so, the year seems to be approachable and open. Even if the wine has concentration and power, it has great balance and freshness. And it's drinkable now, even if it's going to get polished with some more time in bottle, where it should have a long life. This was the most modern of the wines in the portfolio, but I think the modern and traditional styles have been converging over the years, and nowadays there is not a huge difference between them. And for its age, it feels quite round, and it doesn't have edges or any harsh tannins; the oak is present but it's neatly integrated in the wine. It has to be one of the finest vintages for Torre Muga. 36.000 bottles produced. It was bottled in early 2019.
 
74,90 EUR
99,87 EUR pro l
Bodegas Muga Reserva 2017 Rioja MAGNUM
93
94
93 Punkte vom Wine Advocate für denVerkostet Luis Gutiérrez 30.10.2020
The red 2017 Reserva, which is sold as Crianza in Spain, is their most popular wine, representing half of the total production of the firm. As is the norm here, it fermented in oak vats and matured in barrels, in this case for 24 months, crafted by their own coopers. The wine is fined with egg whites and kept in bottle for a further 12 months before it's released. I had the wine in the glass for a very long time, and it didn't stop improving; it started a little lactic and creamy, and then it got more and more serious. This is the only red they produced this vintage, so all the best grapes that normally go to other wines were used here; those selected grapes helped to keep the volume of this cuvée, and at the same time, it seems to have boosted the quality of this wine, which feels every bit as good as the 2016. It has a serious palate with fine, chalky tannins and very good balance. This is a textbook Muga red and a triumph over the conditions of the year, elegant and balanced, approachable now and with potential to age. In 2017, they produced 936.000 bottles of this wine.


94 Sucklingpunkte für den
Lovely, succulent red with juicy berries and plums, together with some chocolate, spice, walnut and cedar. It’s medium-bodied with round tannins and a flavorful finish. Touch of dried fruit in the center palate. A pretty combination of savory and fresh-fruit character. Some orange peel as well. A baby Prado Enea. Drink now.

 
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Vinedos Sierra Cantabria Amancio 2015



Der winzige 1.8 Ha grosse Weinberge La Nieta wurde 1975 neu angelegt und steht der Gemeinde von Páganos-Laguardia (Rioja Alavesa). Die Weingärten sind mit einer extremen Pflanzdichte bestockt und stehen auf etwa 600 Metern Höhe. Der La Nieta von den Vinedos de Paganos besteht aus 100% Tempranillo. Die Reben stehen auf tonhaltigen Kalkböden welche von sandigen und steinigen Schichten durchzogen sind. Der Ausbau Erfolgt über jeweils 14-16 Monate neuen bordeauxlaiser Fässern aus französischer Eiche. Die Vergärung erfolgt Temperaturgesteuert mit wilden Hefen aus dem La Nieta Weinberg.



 
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Telmo Rodriguez 2011 Matallana Ribera del Duero
93





93 Sucklingpunkte für den93 Punkte James Suckling - 01. Dezember 2016

A pure tempranillo offering a shy nose of walnuts. pine needles and red fruits. Full and juicy with firm and chewy tannins and a long and flavorful finish. Needs two or three years to soften. Better in 2019.




 
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94 Punkte vom Wine Advocate für den Vega Sicilia Bodegas Alion Ribera del Duero 2019Luis Gutiérrez am 31. Januar 2023 zum Vega Sicilia Bodegas Alion Ribera del Duero 2019:

The 2019 Alión was cropped from a drier vintage compared with the average, and the wines from that year tend to be powerful, concentrated and with structure. They shortened the maceration by 11 days and used concrete for part of the élevage, trying to reduce the impact from the oak in the wine. They define 2019 as a powerful, concentrated and juicy vintage, sensual and unctuous. The wine is ripe at 15% alcohol and has mellow acidity (4.4 grams) and a pH of 3.88, reflecting the warm and dry year that delivered powerful and concentrated wines, similar to the wines from 2015. It's quite fruit-driven, ripe and juicy, with abundant, slightly dusty tannins despite the limited pumping over they did to avoid extracting too much, and the maceration was also shortened. 256,526 bottles, 7,005 magnums and some larger formats produced. It was bottled in June 2021.
 
 
95 Sucklingpunkte für den Vega Sicilia Bodegas Alion Ribera del Duero 2019"Viel Finesse und Vielschichtigkeit", schreibt James Suckling in seiner Verkostungsnotiz im November 2022:

Ripe, tarry plums and black cherries with violets, rocks, coffee and graphite. Refined notes of balsamic fruit and cocoa powder, too. Full-bodied and juicy with an iron fist of tannins, yet at the same time so velvety and polished. Very long, focused finish, showing lots of finesse and layers. Drinkable now, but better after 2025.

 

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Telmo Rodriguez Remelluri Yjar 2018 Rioja
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96+
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Erst der zweite Jahrgang, aber schon einer der ganz großen Weine der Appellation - vom historischen Weinberg an den Ausläufern des Monte Toloño

Remelluri beschreiben den Wein so: "2018 war ein außergewöhnliches Jahr. Yjar erinnert uns an die feinsten Tannine, die wir in den historischen Weinen von 1964 finden konnten. Er ist raffiniert und lebendig mit mit einem perfekten Sinn für Harmonie, aromatisch und subtil zugleich, mit einem seidigen Gaumen und samtigen Tanninen. Er vereint Kraft und Eleganz. Der Jahrgang 2018 ist das, wovon jeder Winzer einmal im Leben träumt." Und die internationale Kritikerschaft stimmt ein. Jane Anston etwa zeigt sich begeistert von der Komplexität und dem Nuancenreichtum des Telmo Rodriguez Remelluri Yjar 2018 Rioja. 98 Punkte.  Für den Decanter gibt Georgina Hindle dem erst zweiten Jahrgang dieses Einzellagen-Cuvée von Telmo Rodriguez 97 Punkte und lobt mit den Attributen "berauschend und verfüherisch", "charaktervoll und kontemplativ - "ein herrlicher Wein". Schließlich auch 96 Punkte von Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, die die klare Fruchraromatik, das reife und feinkörnige Tannin sowie die fantastische Spannung hervorhebt.
 
96+ Punkte vom Wine Advocate für den Telmo Rodriguez Remelluri Yjar 2018 RiojaLuis Gutiérrez schreibt im Juli 2022 über den Telmo Rodriguez Remelluri Yjar 2018 Rioja:

The second vintage of the top-of-the-range 2018 Yjar was produced with Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano and other grapes from selected plots from Remelluri. It has 14.6% alcohol and a pH of 3.45. This has a more modern profile than the other wines from Remelluri, with more sophisticated tannins, a wine that is different, ripe and powerful, with the depth of the Remelluri wines. It's spicy and peppery, long and chewy with a long finish marked by the limestone from the soils. 5,700 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2021.

 
100 Sucklingpunkte für den Telmo Rodriguez Remelluri Yjar 2018 RiojaHöchstbewertung von James Suckling im Dezember 2022:

Such a deep yet complex and sophisticated nose, showing discretion, perfume and finesse. A hint of violet extract to the black cherries, crushed blueberries and cocoa powder aromas, together with Spanish cigars that slowly evolve to truffle, black pepper, incense and freshly chopped herbs. Juicy, yet really composed and dry, with medium to full body and abundant, immaculately fine-grained tannins that unwind evenly on the palate. A style that is restrainedly plush and refined, showing superb precision, cohesion and length, when you give it enough time in your glass. If Las Beatas is the fine Burgundy, then this would be Telmo Rodriguez’s Rioja answer to world-class Bordeaux. Decant it to let the complexity come through. Drink through the next 20 plus years.
Nicht käuflich
Bodegas Muga Aro 2019 je Flasche 279€
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94
"Dies ist der bisher beste Aro" (Luis Gutiérrez, Juli 2022)

Beim Bodegas Muga Aro 2019 dominieren fruchtige Empfindungen, die an rote Früchte und sehr reife Waldbeeren (Brombeeren, rote Johannisbeeren, Walderdbeeren) und blumige Noten (Veilchenblüten) erinnern. Würzige Sekundäraromen mit Zimt, Vanille, Nelken und schwarzem Pfeffer. Mit dem sehr gut integrierten Holz, das eine hohe Qualität in seiner Auswahl kennzeichnet. Am Gaumen finden wir einen Wein mit sehr gutem Rückgrat und Säure, frisch und mit einer Präsenz von abgerundeten Tanninen. Der Abgang ist sehr lang. Er hat ein großes Lagerungspotenzial und einen anhaltenden, vollen und eleganten Nachklang.
 
 
97 Punkte vom Wine Advocate für den Bodegas Muga Aro 2019Der oben schon zitierte Luis Gutiérrez über den Bodegas Muga Aro 2019 (Juli 2022):

No 2017 or 2018 were produced of this luxury cuvée made with up to 30% Graciano to complement the Tempranillo from the villages of Labastida, Briñas and Villalba, so from the impressive 2016 I tasted in June 2019, we jumped to the 2019 Aro. The destemmed grapes went through optical sorting and fermented in small oak vats with indigenous yeasts followed by malolactic in new barrels, where the wine matured for 16 months. It's not a shy wine at 14.6% alcohol, and the Graciano provides extra acidity and vibrancy. It has great balance and a spark of acidity and is a very complete wine, with great aromatics and integrated oak (all new barrels, but better integrated than ever); it has the ripeness of Graciano, which ripens with low yields and only ripens thoroughly in given vintages, and they had to skip warm years like 2011 when some varieties like Graciano and Mazuelo didn't behave well. This is the finest Aro so far. 5,800 bottles were filled in July 2021.

 
98 Sucklingpunkte für den Bodegas Muga Aro 2019James Suckling bewertet im November 2022:

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94 Punkte vom Wine Spectator für den Bodegas Muga Aro 2019Im Oktober 2022 von Alison Napjus verkostet:

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Gran Reserva in Perfektion! Sorgfältige Auswahl von den hoch gelegenen Parzellen der Rioja Alta in den Dörfern Sajazarra, Cellorigo und Fonzaleche

Ein stilvolles Bouquet von schwarzen Früchten, die sich mit Gewürzen, Lebkuchen und Lakritze vermischen. Der weiche, geschmeidige Einstieg am Gaumen führt zu einem Gefühl von sanfter Kraft und luftig-leichtem Volumen, untermauert von kaschmirartigen, seidigen Tanninen, die von einer frischen Säure harmonisch ausgeglichen werden. Im Abgang kommen cremige Vanillenoten mit reifen Früchten zum Vorschein. Dieser Wein verlockt zum zum sofortigen Genuss, aber er wird noch viele Jahre lang gut altern.

 
97 Punkte vom Wine Advocate für den Bodegas Muga Prado Enea Gran Reserva 2015 RiojaVerkostungsnotiz von Luis Gutierrez vom Juli 2022:

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97 Sucklingpunkte für den Bodegas Muga Prado Enea Gran Reserva 2015 RiojaVerkostungsnotiz von James Suckling vom November 2022:

Reserved and polished, this is a Prado Enea with great class and focus. It’s so aromatic,with plum, peach, cherry and cedar character. Salted olives, too. Medium-to full-bodied with very fine tannins and a long, fresh finish. Elegance with power here. Give it three or four years to open, but already impressive.
 
 
94 Punkte vom Wine Spectator für den Bodegas Muga Prado Enea Gran Reserva 2015 RiojaAlison Napjus im Oktober zum Bodegas Muga Prado Enea Gran Reserva 2015 Rioja:

Well-tailored in an understated way, this harmonious red is plushly creamy on the palate, like fine cashmere, showing seamless integration of the sculpted tannins with finely detailed flavors of black cherry and black plum reduction, sandalwood, cedar, green olive, espresso crema and minerally smoke and iron. Long and lightly juicy on the refined finish. Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuelo and Garnacha. Drink now through 2030.
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Bodegas Muga Selección Especial 2018 Rioja
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Eine kleine Rioja-Ikone

Dieser Selección Especial 2018 hat eine schwarzkirschrote Farbe und eine tiefe Robe. In der Nase ist er komplex, mit Aromen von dunklen Früchten, Anklängen an Zedernholz und Heidekraut, gefolgt von würzigen Aromen wie Pfeffer. Der Auftakt ist elegant und harmonisch, mit Noten von reifen roten Früchten und Gewürzen. Er hat eine fantastische, gut eingebundene Säure, die ihn lang und anhaltend am Gaumen erscheinen lässt. Es handelt sich um einen kräftigen Reserva-Wein mit großem Lagerpotenzial.

 
95 Puntke vom Wine Advocate für den Bodegas Muga Seleccion Especial 2018 RiojaLouis Gutiérrez zum Seleccion Especial 2018 im Juli 2022:

2018 was a cooler vintage, with a fairly long maturation, which made the wines somewhat fresher and less alcoholic, as showcased by the 2018 Selección Especial, a classical blend of the four red varieties from Rioja, Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo and Graciano with contained ripeness (14.05% alcohol) and good freshness. It fermented in oak casks with indigenous yeasts and matured in French oak barrels, 40% of them new, for 26 months. They were not very happy with the vintage and had to sort and discard, but as they didn't produce Prado Enea, Torre Muga or Haro, those grapes went into this wine. They are reluctant about 2018, but I think it was a vintage capable of the best and the worst, and this 2018 is floral, expressive and elegant. It's medium to full- bodied, with very fine, chalky tannins, combining power and elegance. Amazing! 187,200 bottles produced. It was bottled in January 2021.
32,50 EUR
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Bodegas Muga Reserva 2019 Rioja
NEU
94
94
Perfekt integrierte Säure und weiches Tannin sorgen für schmelzige Frische

Dieser Reserva 2019 hat eine leuchtende, rubinrote Farbe mit mittlerer Tiefe und einem granatroten Rand. In der Nase erweist er sich als ein Wein mit komplexem Aroma, bei dem primäre Fruchtaromen wie Heidelbeeren durch würzige Nuancen ergänzt werden. Am Gaumen ist er lang, ausgewogen und elegant.

 
94 Sucklingpunkte für den Bodegas Muga Reserva 2018 RiojaWie schon für den Jahrgang 2018 greift James Suckling zu 94 Punkten für den Bodegas Muga Reserva 2019 Rioja (September 2022):

This is a structured and linear Muga Reserva with a creamy and fine-tannined backbone and graphite, cherry, plum and black-truffle character. Medium-bodied, racy and beautiful. 70% tempranillo, 20% grenache and 10% mazuelo and graciano. Delicious now, but will age beautifully in the cellar.
 
 
94 Punkte vom Wine Advocate für denALuis Gutiérrez verkostet im Juli 2022 den Reserva.Jahrgang 2019 (Oktober 2022):

The 2019 Reserva, sold as Crianza in Spain, comes from a dry and warm year with low yields and concentrated wines. The grapes from the Haro zone, the four from Rioja, Tempranillo, Garnacha Tinta, Mazuelo and Graciano fermented destemmed and lightly crushed in oak vats with indigenous yeasts, and 80% of the volume matured in French oak and the rest in Centro European and American oak, 20% of them new, for 22 months, during which time the wine was racked every eight to nine months. This is serious and young but balanced, nuanced and complex. They are shortening the time in oak, as they feel they have better and younger barrels and think the wines need less time in oak and more time in bottle. This is very Muga, very Rioja and very good. They produced an impressive 960,000 bottles and 18,000 magnums of this. There is only one master blend that is bottled at different times. I tasted a bottle that was filled in April 2022 (because of the lack of availability of bottles!).
21,50 EUR
28,67 EUR pro l