Bodegas Muga Tempranillo Blend Rioja Reserva Selección Especial 2006

RP: 94 Points ST: 93 Points WS: 92 Points

The 2004 Muga Reserva Seleccion Especial is deep crimson-colored. Dense and packed, it offers up aromas of cedar, spice box, mineral, pencil lead, and assorted black fruits. It nicely conceals enough structure for 6-8 years of evolution. This lengthy effort should drink well through 2030. (the same blend as the Reserva) Saturated ruby color. Oak-spiced raspberry and boysenberry aromas are complemented by smoky minerals, pipe tobacco and incense. Broad and fleshy in the mouth, displaying impressively concentrated red and dark berry liqueur flavors and a late note of candied licorice. A strong cherry-vanilla quality lingers on the long, sappy finish. Extremely impressive Rioja, deftly balancing energy and power. Ripe black fruit flavors mingle with espresso, anise and mint notes in this bold red. Firm tannins support a thick texture; theres plenty of oak and alcohol, but enough acidity for balance. Best from 2009 through 2020. 2,000 cases made. -TM ** Only 4 in...

Oozing elegance from the outset, with rich toasted aromas telling of elegant wood, accompanied by black- and red-berried fruit, abounding in ripeness and finesse. A warm attack and a dense, supple mouth-feel which overflows with plenitude.

Wine Advocate ReviewRated 94The 2004 Muga Reserva Seleccion Especial is deep crimson-colored. Dense and packed, it offers up aromas of cedar, spice box, mineral, pencil lead, and assorted black fruits. It nicely conceals enough structure for 6-8 years of evolution. This lengthy effort should drink well through 2030.Wine Tasting NotesIt has a bright ruby-red colour with medium-high depth and a tendency towards purplish hues which indicate its excellent evolution in the bottle. The nose is characterised by ripe fruit, with perhaps a predominance of wild red berries, perfectly blended with spices and balsamic ageing aromas. The strength of this wine lies in the wide range of registers within these aromatic sub-groups. We can detect cinnamon, liquorice, vanilla, cloves, coconut, black pepper, menthol but all with a fresh character which makes them unique. In the mouth, the attack is warm, friendly, supple and velvety attack. It leaves a feeling of plenitude and an aftertaste which seems eternal in length and intensity and is characterised by rounded tannins and a complex mineral component. In the retronasal phase, the ripe fruit loses potency in favour of spices and balsamic sensations.

Sehr dichtes, fast undurchsichtiges Rot. Üppiges, komplexes Bouquet. Dunkle Frucht, Tabak, Kräuter, Leder, Gewürz. Stoffig, druckvoll, sehr konzentriert, noch pelziges Tannin mit leichter Bitterkeit. Viel Schmelz und Süsskörper. Sehr lang, Abgang mit feiner Rioja-Toast-Holznote. Mächtiger Muga aus einem der besten Weinjahre seit langem in Spanien.