Wine Muga, Blanco, Fermentado en Barrica, Rioja DOC, 2017
Tasting Notes
The wine is straw-yellow with light golden hues on the rim.
Amazing taste of wine, with a perfect balance of sweetness, bitterness and acidity. In the aftertaste there are tones of apples, more mature and clear than in the aroma.
Aromatic bouquet of wine has powerful tones of pineapple, apple and peach, which are complemented by nuances of white flowers.
The wine goes well with fish and seafood. Come to Thai and Indian cuisine.
Interesting Facts
Blanco, Fermentado en Barrica, 2013 - surprisingly fresh, fruity dry white wine made by special technology. Wine is made from grapes varieties Viura and Malvasia collected from vineyards in Rioja. Aftercrop in early October. Berries are carefully selected to create this wine is about 50% of the crop. About 8 hours of maceration in the press, the grapes are fermented in French oak barrels. After fermentation, the wine remains on the lees for 3 months before bottling. Before bottling the wine is stabilized and filtered.
Muga Winery was founded in 1932 by a hereditary riohskim winemaker Isaac Muga (Isaac Muga). In 1926, Moog received a certificate for the production of wine, and in 1932 began working in his winery. He acquired a small cellar for aging wine in the best part of the Rioja region. A small area of the cellar is not allowed to place a large number of barrels for aging wines. Moog began production mainly young riohskih wines. In 1960 he acquired a large old building, which today remains a part of the extensive cellars Muga.
The company's headquarters is located in today Muga Rioja Alta region, on the outskirts of the town of Haro. In the late 1980s, the company began to develop new wine, taking into account the international market. Began production of full-bodied and powerful wines, but the elegance and complexity that have always distinguished wine Muga, survived. The first of these was the wine "Torre Muga" harvest in 1991. This wine has received extraordinary success in the domestic market and abroad. New "Torre Muga", which has an even more complex character, came out in 1994. Each year the wine "Torre Muga" improved. The quality of each new wine grew steadily, and the selection of grapes became more thorough and rigorous. In 1998, to increase the capacity of wines were purchased several old vineyards. Constantly improving the production of wine, Muga has a strict selection of grapes, selecting only the best bunches, resulting in volumes of grape used greatly reduced, and the size of the barrels for fermentation became too large. Therefore, part of the former winery changed into smaller containers for processing small amounts of grapes of the highest quality. Small drums began to use in 1999. During the harvest of 2000, the first time ever, each component of a blend of wines "Torre Muga" fermented separately. The result of this experience was awesome - a variety of shades of fragrant wine hit.
Vineyards Muga farm located on the southern slopes of the hills in the region of La Rioja Alta and cover an area of about 60 hectares. In processing the vineyards are used only organic fertilizers. Rioja - Wine Region, where only traditional cultivated grapes. For red wines grown Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuela and Garnacha, and for white - Garnacha Blanca, Viura, Malvasia. In Rioja - sunny and moderately dry climate, so the grapes reach full maturity with confidence. Crop harvested in small plastic containers, so the berries are delivered to the winery without damage. Grapes are carefully sorted before compression. Winery preserved traditional methods of winemaking. All stages of vinification take place in oak barrels. Fermentation takes place in oak barrels with a capacity of 18,000 liters each, and endurance - in 225-liter barriques of French and American oak. Fermented wine by using only natural yeasts and without temperature control. During exposure wine is poured from one barrel to another without pumps. This is done every 4 months to aerate the wine and separating the precipitate. Cleaning the wine after aging only egg whites. At bottling the wine is not filtered.
Producer's description
Winery Muga was founded in 1932 by hereditary Rioja winemaker Isaac Muga (Isaac Muga). In 1926, Muga received a certificate for the production of wine, and in 1932 he began working in his winery. He purchased a small cellar for aging wine in the best part of the Rioja region. The small area of the cellar did not allow placing a large number of barrels for aging wines. Muga began production mainly with young Rioja wines. In the 1960s, he purchased a large old building that remains part of Muga's extensive cellars today.
The headquarters of the Muga company is today located in the Rioja Alta region on the outskirts of the town of Aro. In the late 1980s, the company begins to develop new wines, taking into account the international market. The production of full-bodied and powerful wines began, but the elegance and complexity that has always distinguished Muga wines has been preserved. The first such wine was "Torre Muga" vintage 1991. This wine has received extraordinary success in the domestic market and abroad. The new "Torre Muga", which had an even more complex character, was released in 1994. Every year the wine "Torre Muga" improved. The quality of each new wine has steadily increased, and the selection of grapes has become more thorough and rigorous.
In 1998, several old vineyards were purchased to enhance the potential of the wines. Constantly improving the production of wines, Muga carried out a strict selection of grapes, selecting only the best clusters, as a result of which the volume of grapes used was greatly reduced, and the size of the fermentation barrels became too large. Therefore, the winery changed some of the old containers to smaller ones to process small volumes of top quality grapes. Small barrels have been used since 1999. During the 2000 vintage, for the first time ever, each component of a Torre Muga blend was fermented separately. The result of this experience was amazing - the variety of aromatic shades in the wine was amazing.
Vineyards economy Muga located on the southern slopes of the hills in the Rioja Alta region and cover an area of about 60 hectares. When processing vineyards, only organic fertilizers are used. Rioja is a wine region where only traditional grape varieties are cultivated. For red wines, Tempranillo, Graciano, Masuelo and Garnacha are grown, and for whites - Garnacha Blanca, Viura, Malvasia.
