2008 Bodegas Muga Rioja Reserva

Community Tasting Notes (118) Avg Score: 89.4 points

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  9/24/2023 - Canoehead Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Aged Reds dinner - Savoury Roast Pork Tenderloin with mushroom ragout, rice pilaf and sautéed green peas and leeks. Muga was decanted for ~45 mins. Poured after a 99 La Mondotte. Fresher and more polished than the St Emilion. Great medium-plus weight and a lingering, energetic finish. Great value, considering this was followed by a 91 Solaia.

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  5/29/2023 - kevin h wrote: 90 Points

  Decent Rioja, meaty, red fruits with a hint of sourness which I also found in the 2019 recently. Nice maturity. Drinking probably at its peak.

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  2/13/2023 - SchlaepDog Likes this wine: 90 Points

  From magnum. Tobacco and earth nose. Fading dry cherry, plum, tobacco, and dusty earth on the palate, smooth tannin.
  
  Very good, just missing energy, feels a little tired. Drink now, not seeing much more of an upside to hold further.

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  12/17/2022 - Canoehead Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Used Durand to remove cork. Cork was in pristine condition. Decanted for 30-40 minutes. Lovely dried cherry, sage and floral bouquet. Silky, medium body. Very well-balanced and elegant. lingering finish. Favoured over a '08 Pesquera served alongside. Accompanied two versions of Quebecois tourtiere at dinner party - classic beef/pork mix and a moose meat version. The latter was excellent.

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  9/22/2021 - 560 B&W Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Consumed over two nights. Great QPR. Better on night two; doesn't seem to be in decline yet. 13.5%

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