Rosado
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Traditional Spanish paella, grilled shellfish, and assorted light tapas such as cured ham and olives.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic Barrio de la Estacion in Haro, Bodegas Muga has been a beacon of traditional Riojan winemaking since 1932. The Muga Rosado is a masterclass in the classic Rioja rose style, uniquely blending red and white grapes—typically Garnacha, Viura, and a touch of Tempranillo. Cultivated in the cool, clay-limestone soils of Rioja Alta, these grapes undergo a brief maceration before fermenting in small wooden vats, a testament to Muga's status as one of the few houses maintaining an active in-house cooperage. This touch of wood contact, combined with lees stirring, imparts a remarkably creamy texture and complex structure to the wine, balancing its bright pale-salmon hue with vibrant notes of red berries, stone fruit, and white flowers.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1932 by Isaac Muga and Aurora Caño, Bodegas Muga is one of the most revered and historic family-run wineries in Spain, situated in the legendary Barrio de la Estación in Haro within the Rioja Alta subregion. The bodega remains steadfastly dedicated to traditional winemaking methods, being one of the few producers to maintain its own in-house master cooperage, crafting all fermentation vats and aging casks from fine oak, alongside practicing natural clarification through egg-white fining. Muga's portfolio harmoniously bridges classic elegance and modern expression, celebrated worldwide for iconic, long-aged cuvées such as Prado Enea Gran Reserva, Seleccion Especial, and the contemporary powerhouse Torre Muga, in addition to acclaimed Conde de Haro sparkling wines and expressive Rioja whites and rosados.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, Mazuelo