Torre Muga 2021
£67.69 (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Spain
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2021 Torre Muga was produced with Tempranillo, Mazuelo and Graciano grapes from 55+-year-old vines in the zones of Labastida, Briñas and Villalba de Rioja between 480 and 560 meters in altitude. The grapes were destemmed and put through an optical sorting machine and fermented in small oak vats with indigenous yeasts. The wine matured in new French oak barrels for 18 months on average, as the different varieties aged separately. It has 14.5% alcohol, a pH of 3.56 and 5.6 grams of acidity, pretty standard parameters here. It's very toasty and smoky, their most modern red, with abundant notes of smoked bacon and fried corn, showy and extroverted. It has the great tannins from the year, elegant and polished, one of the finest vintages for Torre Muga, along with 2016 and 2010. They have been buying better oak for their barrels in the last few years, and the oak feels better integrated and more elegant. The wine is still a little young and should get better with time in bottle. 37,355 bottles produced. It was bottled in October 2023.
Features
Type of wine
Style
Occasions
Winery
Size
Appellation
Alcohol
14.5%
Grapes
Serving
Between 16ºC and 18ºC
Winemaking
Aged for 18 months in French oak barrels.
Description
Torre Muga is a red wine from Bodegas Muga that has been elaborated with the best selection of Tempranillo, Mazuelo and Graciano varieties from La Rioja. This wine has a wide international recognition.
Winemaking
The vineyard where the grapes are grown is located on terraced slopes with a clay-limestone and alluvial structure. Maceration is variable, it can last up to 2 or 3 weeks.
Fermentation takes place naturally and spontaneously. The fermentation process of the grapes is always carried out in wooden tanks without temperature control with indigenous yeasts.
At the end of fermentation, the wine rests for 18 months in new French oak barrels. Before bottling, the wine is lightly clarified with fresh egg whites.
Taste
Torre Muga is a wine that shows a mixture of black fruit aromas with good ripeness. Also, you can perceive some menthol and smoky notes from its aging in oak wood of first quality.
It is a wine that also shows arefreshing integrated acidity in a harmonious way.
A red wine, elegant, balanced and fresh.
It is a wine with a balanced degree of acidity on the palate, which presents itself with great elegance and freshness.
Its fruity aroma denotes an excellent ripeness, creating with its infinite aroma of flowers and spices an unparalleled harmony and balance.
Torre Muga is a worthy representative of the craftsmanship and extensive experience of its creators, Bodegas Muga.
It is a wine that is the ideal accompaniment for red meats of long maturation, grilled white fish, game, etc.. But you can also enjoy it alone, without any accompaniment.
Have you already tried this magnificent red wine from Bodegas Muga? Tell us what you think!
Shipping to Peninsular Spain
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