The Winery Muga of Rioja

Winery Muga
The winery offers 21 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 15 of the estates of Rioja.
It is located in Rioja

The Winery Muga is one of the world's great estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Muga wines

Looking for the best Winery Muga wines in Rioja among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Muga wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Muga wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Muga

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Muga

How Winery Muga wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef with dark beer, seven o'clock leg of lamb or home-made coq au vin.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Muga

On the nose the red wine of Winery Muga. often reveals types of flavors of cream, floral or cigar and sometimes also flavors of new leather, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Muga. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Muga

  • 1973With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1978With an average score of 4.51/5
  • 1970With an average score of 4.43/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.36/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 1985With an average score of 4.32/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Muga.

  • Tempranillo
  • Graciano
  • Garnacha
  • Mazuelo
  • Carménère
  • Viura

Discovering the wine region of Rioja

Rioja, in northern Spain, is best known for its berry-flavored, barrel-aged red wines made from Tempranillo and Garnacha. It is probably the leading wine region in Spain. It is certainly the most famous, rivaling only Jerez. The Vineyards follow the course of the Ebro for a hundred kilometres between the towns of Haro and Alfaro.

Besides Tempranillo and Garnacha, Graciano and Mazuelo (Carignan) are also used in Rioja's red wines. Some wineries, notably Marqués de Riscal, use small amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon. White grapes are planted much less. In 2017, the vineyard area was recorded at 64,215 hectares (158,679 acres).

The top pink wines of Winery Muga

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Muga

How Winery Muga wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of millet with gruyere cheese, sauté of lamb with curry or brussels sprouts with bacon in a casserole.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Muga

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Muga. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, pomegranate or oil and sometimes also flavors of lychee, rhubarb or orange blossom.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Muga

  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.74/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Muga.

  • Garnacha
  • Viura
  • Tempranillo

Discover the grape variety: Macabeo

The top white wines of Winery Muga

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Muga

How Winery Muga wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of fish and shrimp wok with curry, sunshine pie with tomato pesto and pine nuts or small fry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Muga

On the nose the white wine of Winery Muga. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, lychee or earth and sometimes also flavors of non oak, kiwi or fennel. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Muga. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Muga

  • 2021With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2022With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2023With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Muga.

  • Viura
  • Malvasia
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Maturana Blanca

The word of the wine: Mou

Said of a wine unbalanced by its lack of acidity.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Muga

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Muga

How Winery Muga wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of thai shrimp soup (tom yam goong), bacon-gruyere-tomato cake or back of cod, beurre blanc with tarragon.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Muga

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Muga. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, earth or brioche and sometimes also flavors of toffee, almonds or cheese. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Muga. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Muga

  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • N.V.With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Muga.

  • Malvasia
  • Viura
  • Xarel-lo
  • Parellada
  • Macabeo
  • Garnacha

Discover the grape variety: Maturana blanca

A very old Spanish grape variety, particularly known in the Rioja region. It can be found in Italy, Portugal, Mexico, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. D.N.A. analyses have shown that it is not related to Maturana Tinta de Navarrete.

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Discover the grape variety: Garnacha

News about Winery Muga and wines from the region

An overview of Mâcon plus a geographical denomination appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey of this vineyard where the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation are produced. A unique journey to discover this region where the Romanesque churches punctuate the landscape and are the witnesses of the link between the vines and Christiannity. Cluny is the gatekeeper. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Vinzelles

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Vinzelles, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The Mâcon plus appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the appellation Mâcon plus geographical denomination . The tectonics and the very different nature of the rocks that make up the subsoil of this region explain the great variety of soils found in this part fo Bourgogne. It also explains why each wine offers a different personnality. This vid ...

The word of the wine: Mou

Said of a wine unbalanced by its lack of acidity.

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