Winery MugaSelección Especial (Reserva)
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Carmenère and the Tempranillo.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Taste structure of the Selección Especial (Reserva) from the Winery Muga
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Selección Especial (Reserva) of Winery Muga in the region of Rioja is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Selección Especial (Reserva) of Winery Muga in the region of Rioja often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of citrus, smoke or apples.
Food and wine pairings with Selección Especial (Reserva)
Pairings that work perfectly with Selección Especial (Reserva)
Original food and wine pairings with Selección Especial (Reserva)
The Selección Especial (Reserva) of Winery Muga matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of fricandeaux german style, fried vegetables with merguez and chipo or paupiettes of veal.
Details and technical informations about Winery Muga's Selección Especial (Reserva).
Discover the grape variety: Carmenère
Velvety, deep reds with a dark robe and round tannins, showing aromas of blackberry, plum, ripe red pepper, dark chocolate, coffee and gentle spice. Warm, supple finish. Absolute star of Chile (Colchagua, Cachapoal, Maipo) where it was rediscovered in 1994, long confused with Merlot. A historic Bordeaux variety that nearly vanished after phylloxera, a cross of Cabernet Franc × Gros Cabernet.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Selección Especial (Reserva) from Winery Muga are 1989, 2000, 2015, 2014 and 2002.
Informations about the Winery Muga
The Winery Muga is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Rioja
Star of great Spanish reds: signature Tempranillo, elegant and complex, with notes of ripe cherry, plum, leather, vanilla and tobacco from American oak ageing. Classification by age: fruity Joven, balanced Crianza, ample Reserva, deep, silky Gran Reserva (5 years, 2 in barrel). Some fresh Viura whites and generous rosés. Spain's first DOCa (1991), 3 sub-zones (Alta, Alavesa, Oriental), 93.
The word of the wine: Alcohol
A generic term for the various alcohols produced during fermentation that give the wine body, structure and warmth.
