Muga Blanco, Rioja - 2022

Name: Muga Blanco, Rioja
Brand: Muga
SKU: 50064
Price: 17.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 50064 750mL

Isaac Muga is one of Rioja's great characters and his wines share his exuberant personality. His white balances spicy oak and floral quince flavors. Medium-bodied and quite flavorful; enjoy this with zesty shrimp or chicken dishes.

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$215.88 $194.29/ Case of 12

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Color

White

Vintage

2022

Country

Spain

Region

Rioja

Producer

Muga

Grape Variety

Viura

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Staff Pick Notes

I must say it is very pleasing to see this wonderful white Rioja back. It means Muga are still doing a great job and summer must be just around the corner! Made with 90% Viura (an indigenous Riojan grape) and 10% Malvasia, this wine is first slow-fermented in new French oak and aged three months on the lees. The nose is more powerful with this vintage, showing peach, apple and even a touch of pineapple. The palate is perfectly balanced: plush on one hand but with great balancing bitterness/acidity on the other. The fruit is obvious with a touch of candied lemon zest on the finish. Thanks, Muga, for another great vintage nicely done. Cheers, Stephen W.

- SW

About the Producer

Haro, Rioja Alta, Spain Bodegas Muga was created in 1932 by Isaac Muga Martinez and his wife, Auro Caño, both descendants of local wine growing families. The couple established Muga in the center of Haro, a well-known Rioja producing town situated at the west end of the Rioja Alta region. Isaac intended to position himself in the center of many already well-respected bodegas, like La Rioja...

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Glossary

Spain

Central to the Spanish winemaking philosophy is the belief that wine should be released only when it is ready to be consumed, and not a moment before. Spanish wine law focuses squarely on this issue: the terms Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva are highly regulated indicators of the amount of time a wine has aged prior to its release. In Rioja, Navarra, and the Ribera del Duero (which have the most stringent requirements) red Crianzas must be aged a minimum of two years; Reservas, at least three...

Blanco

White tequila, an official type (tipo) for tequila bottled fresh from the still, or allowed to rest in stainless steel tanks for up to sixty days before bottling. It is never aged in wooden barrels. Also known as plata, plato, and silver tequila. Usually the most robust, strong-flavoured of the tequila types.

Rioja

The origin of Spanish winemaking, Rioja has been the benchmark for Spanish wines in the international market for over two hundred years, and remains so to this day. Tempranillo is the star of the red wines here, though its expression can vary wildly from producer to producer. Traditionally-styled Riojas tend to be subtle and soft, and often have high levels of acidity to ensure their survival through the lengthy ageing process. The more modern producers are making powerful, dark,...