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Date Printed: 5/18/2013
Muga Reserva 2003
Muga Reserva 2003
 (search item no. 91033)
green wine

Wine & Spirits rating: 94 points
PRICE ON 5/18/2013: $25.99

ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2008 International Wine Cellar rating: 92 points
2007 The Wine Advocate rating: 91 points
2007 International Wine Cellar rating: 91 points
2006 The Wine Advocate rating: 91 points
2006 Wine Enthusiast rating: 91 points
2006 International Wine Cellar rating: 91 points
2005 The Wine Advocate rating: 90 points
2004 The Wine Advocate rating: 93 points
2004 Wine Spectator rating: 91 points
2001 The Wine Advocate rating: 92 points
1999 International Wine Cellar rating: 90 points
1994 International Wine Cellar rating: 90 points

Winemaker's Notes:

 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha, 10% Mazuelo, and Graciano

The vineyards are planted on a mix of calcareous clay, and clay with iron soils. Muga is the only winery left in Spain that uses only oak throughout the entire vinification process, which is very traditional and artisanal. This wine was aged for 6 months in wooden vats, 2 years in new 60% French and 40% American oak barrels and at least 12 months in bottles.
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About Bodegas Muga:

 The Muga wine cellars were founded in 1932 by Isaac Muga Martínez who originated from a family with strong ties to the winemaking industry. On the death of the founder in 1969, his children Manuel, Isabel and Isaac Muga Caño took over the reins.

Two years later in 1971, they moved their headquarters to their present location in the traditional Station District on the outskirts of Haro. Bodegas Muga has continued to grow as the years have passed but it has never lost the spirit or aptitude of a family-run company.

The winery controls every step of the viticultural and vinification process from the vineyards to making their own barrels and fermenting and aging the wine entirely in oak. Muga is one of only six estates in the world that owns its own cooperage and they import the oak directly from the United States and France. Bodegas Muga is one of the oldest, most elegant and traditional Rioja producers.