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Community Tasting Notes 49
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robmatic wrote: 94 points
August 24, 2022 - Lovely nose, old wood, classic balsamic notes. Juicy in the mouth, with lots of body, olive tapenade tinged dark cherry, abundant soft tannins. This is my last bottle and it is in a perfect place right now, and notably better than the bottle I had two years ago. Powerful, graceful, and charismatic.
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Magic Slim Likes this wine: 88 points
August 11, 2022 - BBQ with AJ and Flip in our garden, steak with baked pots.
Very smooth, fruits dissipated, a solid red, clung invitingly to the sides of the glass. A very full nicely aged Rjoja. one left. -
Enworb Likes this wine: 91 points
January 29, 2021 - Delicious, accompanying barbecued T-Bone with roasted veg. The wine remains in good nick however the fruit is fading. I will drink my last bottles over the next eighteen months.
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robmatic wrote: 91 points
August 11, 2020 - Sweet, succulent. Old wood, mashed olives, bright acidity. Mature and alluring. Very nice. Drink now and over the next couple of years.
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JGvine Likes this wine: 88 points
May 26, 2019 - Great bottle of wine smooth
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By Stephen Tanzer
July/August 2003, IWC Issue #109 (link)(Bodegas Muga Rioja Torre Muga) Subscribe to see review text.
Rockss and Fruit
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By Lyle Fass
6/22/2003 (link)(Muga "Torre Muga") Nose of spice, mulberry, cardamon, chocolate, cocoa, red berry fruits, minerals, scorchd earth and bubblegum. Palate just explodes with bright berry fruits, even brighter acids and ripe but pretty big tannins. Soft velvety texture. The finish has some pepper spice and outstanding length along with palate-staining fruit. This really wowed me. A great modern Rioja.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1998
- Type Red
- Producer Bodegas Muga
- Varietal Tempranillo Blend
- Designation Torre Muga
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Spain
- Region La Rioja
- SubRegion La Rioja Alta
- Appellation Rioja
- UPC Codes 007000002249, 8414542004983, 8414542125985
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 12 (2%)
- In Cellars 362 (52%)
- Consumed 321 (46%)
Food Pairing
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- ProducerBodegas Muga
- VarietyTempranillo Blend
- DesignationTorre Muga
- CountrySpain
- RegionLa Rioja
- SubRegionLa Rioja Alta
- AppellationRioja
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- VarietalTempranillo Blend
- DesignationTorre Muga
- CountrySpain
- RegionLa Rioja
- SubRegionLa Rioja Alta
- AppellationRioja