Muga Reserva Seleccion Especial 2018
Muga 2009 Selección Especial Reserva Rioja DOC | 14% | 70 % Tempranillo, 20 % Garnacha, 7 % Mazuelo and 3% Graciano planted to tertiary clay-calcareous soils | Its dark complexion makes for quite a carte visite… heaven help us! Such a deep color for a Reserva Rioja going on five years –especially one which has rested 28 months in barrels from Muga’s very own cooperage. The nose and palate resonate with such fragrant flavors as rich cherries and pomegranate, something akin to a freshly tooled leathern luxury item, and then a whole crescendo of aromatics hinting at thyme and turmeric, cinnamon and cloves that are impressive without brawn despite a resounding texture.
Balanced and beautiful, this brings me back our introduction at a dinner going on ten years ago in the days leading up to my dearest college friends marriage to his beautiful and brilliant Spanish bride –a dinner at Mesón Casas Colgadas –a restaurant patronized by princes whose striking edifice clings to the cliffs overhanging the Huécar riverbed in Cuenca Spain. The wine flowed and I enjoyed the largest plate of foie gras I’ve ever seen before or since. The Selección Especial would perhaps be more at home fine a fine cut of beef or game on the hoof –but is certainly not for a vegan dish as this wine is still fined in the age old tradition of using egg whites. The Selección Especial is as impressive now as it was then –a wine to redefine the pleasure of Spain and stay with you forever.
Wine review by Nicholas Livingston, February 11, 2014 (Flower)
Food Pairings
Very versatile. The better cuts of lamb. Most any meat braised or stewed. Game birds and poultry, especially duck.
Where to find this wine
Accounts that have purchased this wine in the previous twelve months are listed below, alphabetically by city. Please call ahead to confirm availability or vintage
Total Wine & More #1601 - Bloomington
Bloomington
952-835-6063
Total Wine & More #1606 - Chanhassen
Chanhassen
952-934-6484
Wine Republic
Excelsior
952-470-2220
Lincoln Square Liquor Barrel
Mahtomedi
651-770-0692
Total Wine & More #1605 - Maple Grove
Maple Grove
763-488-3300
Total Wine & More #1608 - Minnetonka
Minnetonka
952-545-2754
Winestreet Spirit-north Oak
North Oaks
651-483-1767
Total Wine & More #1610 - St Louis Park
Saint Louis Park
Total Wine & More #1604 - Woodbury
Woodbury
301-795-1000