Bodegas Muga

Muga Seleccion Especial 2016

Spain, DOCa Rioja

Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo, Graciano

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Description

Here we have a black-cherry coloured wine with very good depth and a deep robe. On the nose, you can find reminders of black fruit, a touch of highly balsamic liquorice, spicy notes (white pepper), subtle hints of toasted aromas, coffee and slightly mineral nuances. This combination of aromas makes the wine complex and elegant. A silky-smooth wine, where the tannin can be found, rich and meaty, revealing youthfulness. Very good acidity which makes this wine long and fresh. Full in body with a very long, open aftertaste. It can be paired with grilled red meat and grilled rock-dwelling fish.

Awards

95 points – James Suckling / 95 points – Tim Atkin

Certifications

Total ageing: 30 months in oak and 1-year bottle before release. First year we use new oak (different sorts of French oak depending on the varietal), second year and a half we use neutral-french-oak barrels (3 to 7 years old).

We want this wine to have its own personality, a wine with character, far away from conventional wine profiles, a wine which undoubtedly reflects the terroir.

Alcohol

14.0%

Analytical data

dry

1.9 g/l residual sugar

5.35 g/l acidity

3.6 pH

Soil Type

Terraces of tertiary clay-calcareous soil.

Viticulture

Muga reserva and Muga reserva selección especial both are made from the same area, but selección especial has a differentiating factor: the vineyards a are located at older and poorer soils, and the vineyards age ranges from 40 up to 80 years.