Winery Muga - Selecci&oacuten Especial (Reserva)

Winery MugaSelección Especial (Reserva)

4.2
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Selección Especial (Reserva) of Winery Muga is a red wine from the region of Rioja.
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

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

Wine with floral taste

violet, lavender

Wine with vegetal taste

grass, hay

On the nose the Selección Especial (Reserva) of Winery Muga in the region of Rioja often reveals types of flavors of cream, walnut or orange peel and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, spices or tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Muga's Selección Especial (Reserva).

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Carmenère

Carménère is a grape variety of Bordeaux origin. It is the result of a cross between Cabernet Franc and Gros Cabernet. In France, it occupies only about ten hectares, but it is also grown in Chile, Peru, the Andes, California, Italy and Argentina. The leaves of the carmenere are shiny and revolute. Its berries are round and medium-sized. Carménère is susceptible to grey rot, especially in wet autumn. It can also be exposed to the risk of climatic coulure, which is why it is important to grow it on poor soil and in warm areas. Carménère is associated with an average second ripening period. This variety has only one approved clone, 1059. It can be vinified with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It produces a rich, highly coloured wine, which acquires character when combined with other grape varieties.

Last vintages of this wine

Selecci&oacuten Especial (Reserva) - 2017
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Selecci&oacuten Especial (Reserva) - 2016
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Selecci&oacuten Especial (Reserva) - 2015
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Selecci&oacuten Especial (Reserva) - 2014
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Selecci&oacuten Especial (Reserva) - 2013
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Selecci&oacuten Especial (Reserva) - 2012
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Selecci&oacuten Especial (Reserva) - 2011
In the top 100 of of Rioja wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Selección Especial (Reserva) from Winery Muga are 1989, 2000, 2015, 2014 and 1995.

Informations about the Winery Muga

The winery offers 21 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rioja

The Winery Muga is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in the of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rioja
In the top 550 of of Spain wines
In the top 150 of of Rioja wines
In the top 7500 of red wines
In the top 10000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: Serious

A Bordeaux term for small pebbles from the Pyrenees, eroded, rounded and transported by the Garonne to Aquitaine. They are mainly found on the left bank in the area.... known as the Graves, and further downstream in the Médoc. By extension, gravel is found in other regions, brought by other rivers or even glaciers.

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