Bodegas Murua M de Murua 2009
Winemaker Notes
Murua is situated at the heart of the Rioja Alavesa, together with some of the most historical wineries of the region. It is precisely located in Elciego, one of the towns in the area with most winemaking tradition. Life in this beautiful medieval town, dotted with noble stone houses, revolves around wine, forming a socio-economic network, where small producers, family-run wineries and medium and large bodegas all live in harmony.
Spanish red wine is known for being bold, heady, rustic and age-worthy, Spain is truly a one-of-a-kind wine-producing nation. A great majority of the country is hot, arid and drought-ridden, and since irrigation has only been recently introduced and (controversially) accepted, viticulture has sustained—and flourished—only through a great understanding of Spain’s particular conditions. Large spacing between vines allows each enough resources to survive and as a result, the country has the most acreage under vine compared to any other country, but is usually third in production.
Of the Spanish red wines, the most planted and respected grape variety is Tempranillo, the star of Spain’s Rioja and Ribera del Duero regions. Priorat specializes in bold red blends, Jumilla has gained global recognition for its single varietal Monastrell and Utiel-Requena has garnered recent attention for its reds made of Bobal.