Muga Blanco Rioja 2024

Muga Blanco 2023 is an exquisite white wine from the famous Rioja region of Spain, created by the renowned wine house Bodegas Muga. This wine is a harmonious blend of local grape varieties, with Viura making up 70%, while Garnacha Blanca and Malvasía Riojana together make up the remaining 30%.

After a careful harvest, the grapes undergo skin contact maceration. The wine is fermented in new French oak barrels and matured sur lie for four months, where it is regularly stirred to achieve a deeper complexity and body.

In the glass, Muga Blanco 2023 appears with a brilliant straw yellow hue. The aroma is complex and offers citrus notes such as lemon and lemon cake, floral aromas of white flowers, as well as hints of stone fruit such as peach and a touch of vanilla.

On the palate, the wine is experienced with a fresh acidity that is perfectly balanced with the wine's full-bodied character. The flavor profile includes citrus and floral elements, complemented by stone fruit, and the finish is both long and complex.

This white wine is ideal to accompany grilled fish, seafood and rice dishes. It is also perfect as an aperitif or for light snacks on a sunny terrace.

Muga Blanco 2023 has received praise from wine reviewers. James Suckling gave the wine 92 points and describes it as "very fresh with aromas of lemon, white grapefruit, crushed shells and slate. Some biscuits and salted yellow plums. Medium body with beautiful minerality and freshness. Lively finish."

Jeb Dunnuck awarded the wine 90 points, highlighting its notes of crushed pineapple, lemon candy and honey blossoms, as well as its medium-bodied richness and elegant mouthfeel.