2004 Muga Rioja Aro

Proprietary Blend - 750ML
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REVIEWS

WA 98 WE 94 WS 94
WA 98

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, June 2010

The 2004 Aro is a profound effort that may one day achieve a perfect score. Not as dense as the 2005, it is richer, sweeter, and should ultimately become elegant as well as powerful. However, patience will be required. -...
WE 94

Wine Enthusiast, September 2007

Plant-by-plant fruit selection leads to intensity, concentration and structure. Aro shows gripping tannins and juicy acidity, and overall it reeks of power and precision. At this young stage it seems like it could last...
WS 94

Wine Spectator, November 2007

Powerful yet seductive. This red shows muscular, almost bruising, tannins, but balances them with rich layers of blackberry, olive, tobacco, espresso and mineral, remaining lively, even graceful on the palate. May...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Proprietary Blend
Country Spain
Region Rioja
Vintage 2004
Size 750ML

Bodegas Muga is a family-owned Spanish winery founded in 1932 and based in Haro in the Rioja region. The vineyards are located on the foot of the Montes Obarenses within Rioja Alta and benefit from Mediterranean, Atlantic and Continental climatic influences.

Bodegas Muga owns 620 acres of vineyards but also has control over 370 acres owned by vine growers in the area. The soil is mostly clay and limestone divided into small terroirs, each with its own unique and defined personality. The grape varieties are Tempranillo, Garnacha (Grenache), Mazuelo (Carignan) and Graciano for the red wines, Viura (Macabeo) and Malvasia for the whites.

Bodegas Muga has four fermentation rooms containing 90 wooden casks with capacities ranging from three thousand to fifteen thousand kilos. This enables them to make different wines depending on the fruit quality and the vineyards they come from. Traditional methods are followed, using oak throughout all the wine-making process (fermentation, aging and storage). Bodegas Muga is one of the very few Spanish wineries that employ three coopers plus a "cubero" (who specializes in the big casks). Fining (clarification) is done using traditional egg whites in oak containers with capacity for 17,500 liters.