2020 Muga Seleccion Especial Rioja
Grape
Usually about 70% Tempranillo with 20% Grenache, 7% Mazuelo (Carignan) and 3% Graciano
Its Origins
Bodega Muga was founded in Haro in 1932 and is still in family ownership; the company farms 250 hectares in La Rioja Alta and in addition has long-standing contracts with the owners of another 150 hectares. Located in the foothills of the Montes Obarenses, the five principal vineyards (El Estepal, La Loma, Blatracones, La Loma Alta, and Sajazarra) share clay and limestone soils, each with its own unique microclimate, informed by the happy coincidence of continental, Mediterranean and Atlantic influences. The extended Muga family controls all aspects of the production and advocates the complexity afforded by the entire canon of grapes, that is to say Tempranillo, of course for the red, but also Garnacha, Mazuelo and Graciano in addition to Viura and Malvasia for the whites.
What The Critics Say
94/100 JamesSuckling.com, Zekun Shuai
"Mint, blackberries, cocoa powder, graphite, black pepper and roasted dark spices. Full-bodied and juicy, with lots of tannins that are quite sinewy and fine-grained. Really long. Needs at least two more years to come around. Tempranillo, garnacha, mazuelo and graciano. Drink after 2026."
94/100 Guia Penin
"Style: taut, balanced, juicy, full-bodied, complex. Aroma: expressive, balanced, creamy oak, red berry notes, ripe fruit, balsamic herbs. Flavour: flavourful, full of life, round, fine bitter notes, taut."
96/100 Tim Atkin MW (2019 vintage)
“A great, great vintage” is how Isaac Muga describes 2019 and he certainly has a point here on what is effectively the second wine of Torre Muga. Partnering Tempranillo with 12% Garnacha Tinta and 4% each of Mazuelo and Graciano, it’s a structured, polished delight, with stylish 40% new French oak, blackberry, blood orange and liquorice flavours and layered, granular tannins."
| Variety | Tempranillo |
|---|---|
| Region | Rioja |
| Closure | Cork |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Alcohol | 14.50% |
| Maturity | 2025 - 2040 |
This Wine Goes Well With
Taste
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