In the glass
Aroma: white peach, citrus, white flower, subtle toast
Palate: green apple, citrus, creamy texture, mineral
A barrel-fermented modern white Rioja: fresh stone fruit and citrus with a creamy lees texture and gentle toast, an easy gastronomic white.
What it pairs with
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Bacalao al pil pil
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Salt cod's emulsified oil meets the white's creamy texture. -
Pintxos de autor
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A versatile barrel-fermented white for a varied pintxo bar. -
Grilled prawns
Charred shellfish and the wine's citrus lift align.
History
Muga Blanco is the house's fresh, barrel-fermented white, a modern style of white Rioja meant for early drinking.
- 1956 — Muga Blanco introduced
Facts
- Producer
- Bodegas Muga
- Grapes
- Viura (90%), Malvasia (10%)
- Classification
- DOCa Rioja
- Oak
- Fermented in oak barrels with lees stirring
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 10 to 16 at retail
- Drinking window
- 1 to 5 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1956
Scores
- Tim Atkin 89 (2021 vintage, reviewed 2022)