Only the finest grapes produced by Bodegas Muga go into to this late release Tempranillo Grenache blend. Deep red brick in color, almost brown, this wine drinks like a Spanish Brunello revealing a delicious balance of earth and fruit. This wine sees one year in large oak vats, three years in new Bordeaux barriques and a minimum of three years in ... Read More »

Only the finest grapes produced by Bodegas Muga go into to this late release Tempranillo Grenache blend. Deep red brick in color, almost brown, this wine drinks like a Spanish Brunello revealing a delicious balance of earth and fruit. This wine sees one year in large oak vats, three years in new Bordeaux barriques and a minimum of three years in bottle.

RIOJA

The most popular Spanish wine growing region is Rioja.  There, like Ribera del Duero, the Tempranillo grape rules.  In Rioja, a classification system is used that essentially defines the wines by how much oak and bottle age the wine sees ... Read More »

RIOJA

The most popular Spanish wine growing region is Rioja.  There, like Ribera del Duero, the Tempranillo grape rules.  In Rioja, a classification system is used that essentially defines the wines by how much oak and bottle age the wine sees before release.  This four-tiered classificatioins is:  Rioja, Crianza, Reserva and the highest level, Gran Reserva, which requires a minimum of 2 years in oak and 3 years in bottle.

Rioja is located in north-central Spain and is split into three areas:  Rioja Alta, Rioja Alavese, and Rioja Baja.