Muga 2019 Reserva Rioja D.O.Ca. MAGNUM

70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha, 10% Mazuelo+Graciano.

Vinifikation:
Strenge Selektion des Leseguts. Gärung in großen Eichenholzfässern mit natürlichen Hefen, danach folgt die malolaktische Gärung. Ausbau zu 50% franz. Barriques und 50% amerikanische Barriques für 24 Monate. Danach Schönung mit natürlichem Hühnereiweiß.

Sensorik:
Frucht, Vanille, Holznote, alles da, eleganter Stil, milde Säure, Spitzen-Rioja aus bestem Haus.

Passt zu Serrano-Schinken, Lamm aus dem Ofen.

Suckling:
"This is a structured and linear Muga Reserva with a creamy and fine-tannined backbone and graphite, cherry, plum and black-truffle character. Medium-bodied, racy and beautiful. 70% tempranillo, 20% grenache and 10% mazuelo and graciano. Delicious now, but will age beautifully in the cellar." 94 Punkte

Parker:
"The 2019 Reserva, sold as Crianza in Spain, comes from a dry and warm year with low yields and concentrated wines. The grapes from the Haro zone, the four from Rioja, Tempranillo, Garnacha Tinta, Mazuelo and Graciano fermented destemmed and lightly crushed in oak vats with indigenous yeasts, and 80% of the volume matured in French oak and the rest in Centro European and American oak, 20% of them new, for 22 months, during which time the wine was racked every eight to nine months. This is serious and young but balanced, nuanced and complex. They are shortening the time in oak, as they feel they have better and younger barrels and think the wines need less time in oak and more time in bottle. This is very Muga, very Rioja and very good. They produced an impressive 960,000 bottles and 18,000 magnums of this. There is only one master blend that is bottled at different times." 94 Punkte