2017 Bodegas Muga Rioja Reserva

Community Tasting Notes (59) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  10/18/2023 - vlzat Likes this wine: 92 Points

  70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha, 7% Mazuelo and 3% Graciano
  
  Full body, 14% abv, deep ruby to purple colour. Intense aroma of black ripe fruits, tobacco and liquorice. Sweet cherry and plum palate following by a bit earthy but juicy finish of good length. Impressive, rich, bold, complex and well balanced, lovely acidity and fine grained tannins. Food friendly, wall pairing chicken paella. Serve 16ºC - 20ºC. Open one hour ahead. Drink now and the next eight years, perhaps longer.

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  10/14/2023 - Chef419 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  This @BodegasMuga wine from Rioja is a blend made from predominantly from Tempranillo with small amounts of Garnacha Tinta and Graciano.
  
  Deep ruby red in color with delicious red and black fruit aromas and flavors, such as blueberries, plums and cherries, along with notes of vanilla, chocolate and spices.
  
  Medium body and acidity with smooth tannins on the palate. Well balanced with a long fruity finish.
  
  This wine was fermented in oak vats and aged for 24 months in barrels made buy their own coopers. Once bottled, this wine ages for another 12 months before released.

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  10/2/2023 - Yohansmas Likes this wine:

  개인적으로 울적한 일이 생겨서 급하게 깠던 스페인 와인.
  결론부터 얘기하자면 역시 스페인은 가성비가 좋은 와인을 잘 만들어 내는군요.
  구하기가 꽤나 쉬워서 마셔버렸지만 가지고 있는 사람은 셀러링을 좀 더 해도 좋을 듯.
  
  코에서는 과실향이 꽤나 진하게 느껴지는 편인데, 굳이 따지면 검은 과실에 가깝다.
  아주 약간의 가죽향 비슷한 냄새가 나긴 하지만 주도적이지는 않다.
  아마 블라인드로 했으면 최소한 템프라니요는 안 나왔을듯 싶다.
  
  입에서는 이태리라고 해도 믿을 정도의 적절한 산도가 느껴진다.
  이내 스모키하면서도 유산발효 향이 느껴져서 괜찮았다.
  다만, 앞서 말했듯이 스트레스로 인하여 닭발과 마셨는데 역시나 매운 음식과 와인의 페어링은 어렵다.

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  5/6/2023 - sjaelland@mail.dk wrote: 86 Points

  Classic Rioja. Oak and dark fruit. Very acidic when opening. Definitely improving with time. Open well before drinking

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  4/22/2023 - G.O. wrote: 91 Points

  For a Reserva and the money spent, this was very good, especially with heavy food. Decanted for an hour.

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