Classic barrel-fermented white Rioja from one of the great traditional bodegas. It`s 90% Viura, which is where the acid backbone and the crisp green apple character comes from, and 10% Malvasia, which brings a little extra perfume. The palate is fresh with well-integrated oak, pungent, spicy flavors and good acidity. A very versatile food wine. (NT 19/06/15)
- Producer
- Muga
- Origin
- North central Spain, Spain SPAIN
- Colour
- white
- Wine Style
- dry
- Closure Style
- cork
- Maturity
- ready
- Bottle Size
- 75cl
- Case Quantity
- 12
- Wine Score
- 89 points, Luis Gutierrez, erobertparker.com, Apr 2015
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Media Reviews
Luis Gutierrez
The 2014 Muga Blanco Fermentado en Barrica (Barrel Fermented Blanco) is a blend of the white grapes from Rioja, Viura, Malvasía Riojana and some others, which fermented in oak barrels (mostly from Nevers in France and from Hungary) where it matures in contact with the fine lees until February next to the vintage (4-5 months in total). This wine has an extremely low pH, 3.05, responsible for its brightness and its limpid, pale color. The wine was bottled a couple of weeks before my tasting, but does not show any signs of fatigue. This is a fruit-forward white, subtle and elegant, with some minerality, white flowers and fruit. The palate is soft, with integrated acidity and very clean, focused flavors. It`s a gentle white with less acidity than 2013 (which was sold out pretty quickly), easy to drink. Approachable, but will last more than what most people think. 140,000 bottles produced. 89 points
