Bodegas Muga, Flor de Muga Blanco, Rioja, Spain, 2020
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Overview of the Wine
Bodegas Muga is a family firm founded in 1932 by Isaac Muga and Aurora Caño. The first wines were made in an underground cellar, until in 1968 they decided to set up their own winery in a beautiful old 19th-century town-house situated in the city of Haro. The Bodegas Muga outstanding feature is that it always uses the finest materials, combining tradition with the latest advances in winemaking so as always to give its wines the very best quality without losing authenticity. Indeed, it is the only wine cellar in Spain which employs its own master cooper and coopers, who make all the vats for the cellar as well as the oak casks. The winery remains true to traditional winemaking methods such as racking the casks by gravity and fining the wine with fresh egg whites. Bodegas Muga has succeeded in combining the purest family tradition with an updated vision of the future which has allowed them to preserve their own personality and character.
Winemaker
Isaac Muga
Grape / Blend
40% Viura, 30% Garnacha blanca and 30% Maturana blanca
Origin
Rioja, Spain
Winemaker's Tasting Notes
Lovely bright gold colour.
On the nose the very high aromatic intensity is immediately apparent, very complex with layers of citrus fruit aromas (grapefruit, lemon), white blossom and underlying aromas of sweet spices (vanilla, cinnamon) and light toasted nuances coming through
It displays good, balanced acidity on the palate with a smoothness and sensation of volume in the mouth feel. Once again we find the notes of sweet spices and lemon zest. The finish is very long, a bit mineral and fresh due to the marked acidity.
94 Points - James Suckling
Intense aromas of oatmeal, lemon pastry, roasted pineapples and mineral. Fresh, bone-dry and creamy with good volume and substance. 40% viura, 30% garnacha blanca and 30% maturana blanca. Drink now.
94 Points - Wine Advocate
The 2020 Flor de Muga Blanco has a golden color and a smoky and toasty nose. It was produced with Viura and around 30% Garnacha Blanca and Maturana Blanca, sold as Reserva. It fermented and matured separately in barrels and a few 500-liter barrels for six years. It's chalky, tasty, round and balanced with very good freshness (a constant in the whites and rosés) and has a long, tasty finish. 20,340 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2021.
94 Points - Vinous
The 2020 Blanco Flor de Muga is a flavorful Rioja white sourced from Villalba de Rioja and Galbarruli in Rioja Alta. It's a blend of 40% Viura, 30% Garnacha Blanca and 30% Maturana Blanca, aged for six months in new French oak barrels. With enticing aromas of peach, herbs and a delicate oak-hazelnut layer, it offers a dry, creamy and taut profile on the palate. The wine's heightened acidity adds vibrancy, leading to a final note of marzipan on the long finish. This white blend embodies Rioja's diversity with a complex, satisfying character.
Product size: 750ml
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