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Muga Rioja Reserva Red Spain 2022

Muga Rioja Reserva Red Spain 2022

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Velvety, Spicy, and Historically Complete

A legendary benchmark for traditional Rioja Alta, this hallmark Reserva beautifully unites old-world soul with rich, modern purity. Crafted by a historic family estate that still maintains its own cooperage, the 2022 vintage offers an incredibly expressive bouquet of ripe blackberries, dark plums, licorice, and sweet vanilla oak spice. It is a plush, medium-to-full-bodied red wine that glides across the palate with a velvety texture, balanced by a fresh line of acidity and smooth, integrated tannins.
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Style Profile at a Glance

Attribute Profile Scale
Body Medium to Full-Bodied, Layered & Plush ●●●●●
Tannins Velvety, Smooth & Fine-Grained ●●●●●
Sweetness Dry ●●●●●
Acidity Fresh, Balanced & Tangy ●●●●●
Fruit Ripe Matured Blackberry, Black Cherry & Dark Plum ●●●●●
Oak 100% Hand-Crafted Custom Oak Casks ●●●●●

Expert Tasting Notes & Estate Reputation

  • 93 Points – James Suckling: "Chocolate, dark fruit and spices with pinecone. Medium- to full-bodied, succulent, with polished tannins, length and definition on the finish. This comes from various plots planted within a radius of 25 km from the winery. A blend of tempranillo, garnacha, mazuelo and graciano. Drink or hold."
  • 93 Points – Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "The 2022 Reserva, sold as Crianza in Spain, has more tertiary notes than other people's Gran Reserva, even though it has a very classical profile. It is mostly Tempranillo with some Garnacha Tinta, Mazuelo and Graciano from vineyards no more than 25 kilometers from the winery in Haro, cropped from a warm and dry year. Here, what they did was wait; it rained a little, the plants unblocked and they had the patience to wait for the grapes to ripen fully. So, the grapes were in a very healthy state, and winemaker Isaac Muga likes to ferment the grapes destemmed and lightly crushed in oak vats with indigenous yeasts and then mature the wine in 90% French and 10% American oak barrels for 22 months, with racking every eight to nine months. It has good ripeness, 14% alcohol, a pH of 3.59 and 5.45 grams of acidity, and it's medium- to full bodied, concentrated but sleek and polished, with fine-grained tannins, very supple flavors and a chalky finish. It still has some toasty notes in the finish that should integrate with a little bit more time. 945,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in January 2025. They are very happy with 2022, and they even produced Prado Enea and a tiny quantity of Aro."
  • The Master Artisans of Haro: Founded in 1932 by Isaac Muga and Auro Caño, Bodegas Muga is located in the legendary Barrio de la Estación in Haro. They are one of the very few wineries left in the world that remains 100% dedicated to wood, employing an in-house cooper to build and toast all of their fermentation vats and aging barrels. Rooted in the limestone-clay terraces of the Obarenes mountains, Muga crafts authentic, historically complete masterworks defined by absolute balance and lineage.

Highlights

  • A classic Rioja Alta blend consisting predominantly of Tempranillo, beautifully complemented by Garnacha, Mazuelo, and Graciano.
  • Fermented spontaneously with indigenous vineyard yeasts in large oak vats before undergoing extensive maturation.
  • Aged for 24 months in custom-built oak barrels crafted inside the estate’s own cooperage, followed by a minimum of 12 months of clarifying bottle cellaring.

Tasting Notes

  • Appearance: Deep, bright cherry-red with clear violet-garnet rims.
  • Nose: Intensely open, fresh, and layered, exploding with ripe blackberry, black cherry, and dark plum, intricately laced with licorice, clove, vanilla bean, roasted coffee, and subtle sweet tobacco.
  • Palate: Dry, medium-to-full-bodied, and beautifully balanced. Plush, concentrated waves of dark forest fruits slide across the mid-palate, driven smoothly by a tangy vein of natural acidity. The texture is velvety and fine-grained, with expertly polished tannins that linger into a long, dry, and pleasantly warming wood-spiced finish.

Serving Suggestion

  • Temperature: Serve at room temperature between 16–18°C. A controlled cool environment helps focus the sweet baking spices and preserves its fresh layout.
  • Decanting: A brief 30-to-45 minute decant is highly beneficial to allow the tight, youthful oak layers and fine tannins to uncoil and broaden. Delivers immense pleasure immediately, with the structure to cellar comfortably over the next 10–12 years.
  • Western Pairing: Slow-roasted shoulder of lamb, pan-seared ribeye steaks, grilled pork loins, or aged Manchego cheese.
  • Asian Pairing: 柱侯牛腩煲 (Braised Beef Brisket and Tendon Pot), 椒鹽排骨 (Salt and Pepper Spare Ribs), or Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup (紅燒牛肉麵).

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