Bodegas Muga "Flor de Muga" Rioja Blanco Reserva 2020 (Rioja, Spain) - [WA 94] [VM 94] [JS 94]

Bodegas Muga "Flor de Muga" Rioja Blanco Reserva 2020
(Rioja, Spain) - [WA 94] [VM 94] [JS 94]

Name: Bodegas Muga "Flor de Muga" Rioja Blanco Reserva 2020 (Rioja, Spain) - [WA 94] [VM 94] [JS 94]
Brand: CHAMBERS & CHAMBERS
Price: 44.97 USD
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About the Winery:
Bodegas Muga is Rioja Alta’s premier producer and the Muga family are unanimously considered to be one of Spain’s most important winemaking families. The winery has practically legendary status due to its philosophy revolving around adherence to tradition, dynamism, and winemaking of the highest quality. Few producers in the world fashion wines that have such a sense of tradition and place as Muga’s. The wines of Muga have an absolutely distinct, unique, and inimitable profile.

Varietal: 40% Viura, 30% Garnacha Blanca, 30% Maturana

Vineyards: Proprietary field blend bush vineyards planted at high altitudes.

Year(s) Planted: 1940-1980

Viticulture: Traditional Rioja viticulture. A selection of head trained Garnacha vineyards planted on the viticultural climactic extremes of Rioja Alta.

Soils: Sandy-loam (Maturana), Calcareous clay (Garnacha Blanca) and Calcareous and Ferrous clay (Viura).

Climate: Continental with Atlantic influences.

Winemaking: After brief maceration in the press, the free-run must is selected, the first must which comes out of the press by gravity. This is then fermented at a low temperature in small oak vats. Once fermentation is complete, the wine is left on its fine lees for 3 months in an Oeuf de Beaune (concrete wine egg) to preserve the aromas and give body on the palate.

Aging: 6 months in new French oak casks (Nevers and the Normandy town of Les Loges) with a light toast. After that it will undergo a process of refinement and rounding in the bottle for a further 18 months.

Comments: A classic Rioja white wine vinified with three of the region's most important indigenous white varieties. Viura provides weight, structure, and ageing potential. Garnacha Blanca imparts texture, alcohol, and acidity. Maturana adds aroma.

13.5% ABV

Ratings & Reviews

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." (Aug 2023)

94 Points - Vinous:
"The 2020 Blanco Flor de Muga is a flavorful Rioja white sourced from Villalba de Rioja and Galbárruli 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. (Drink between 2024-2032)"

94 Points - Robert Parker's 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."