Conde de Haro
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh seafood platters, roasted poultry, or cured Spanish jamon Iberico.
✨ Technical Specifications
Bodegas Muga, nestled in the historic Barrio de la Estacion of Haro, Rioja, crafts this exceptional sparkling wine under the Cava DO. Named 'Conde de Haro' to honor the historic countship of their home city, this white Cava is a brilliant expression of Rioja Alta's high-altitude terroir. Unlike traditional Catalan Cavas, it is crafted primarily from Viura with a touch of Malvasia, grown in clay-limestone soils under a cooling Atlantic influence. In true Muga fashion, the base wine is fermented in traditional oak casks—a rare practice in sparkling wine production—before undergoing secondary fermentation in the bottle and aging on its lees. This meticulous process imparts a creamy texture, subtle toastiness, and vibrant acidity, seamlessly blending Rioja's rich winemaking heritage with classic sparkling elegance.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1932 by Isaac Muga and Aurora Caño in Haro's revered Barrio de la Estación, Bodegas Muga endures as one of Rioja Alta’s quintessential family-run institutions. Spanning high-elevation parcels situated along the slopes of the Montes Obarenes and the Sierra de Cantabria, the estate benefits from a convergence of Atlantic, Continental, and Mediterranean microclimates, where chalky clay-limestone soils impart quintessential freshness and structure. Viticulture is strictly sustainable, prioritizing soil vitality and biodiversity across estate vineyards. In the cellar, Muga remains a bastion of historic artisanal craftsmanship, distinguished by maintaining its own in-house master cooperage. All fermentations and maturings occur exclusively in custom oak casks and large vats, executed without stainless steel, followed by traditional gravity racking and clarification with fresh egg whites. Benchmark bottlings include the classically ethereal Prado Enea Gran Reserva, the concentrated modern icon Torre Muga, the single-vineyard Aro, and nuanced Méthode Traditionnelle Conde de Haro Cava.
🍇 Grapes
Macabeo, Xarel-lo, Parellada, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir