Bodegas Muga Rioja Reserva 2021 Jura and Savoie a single bowl of vines

a single bowl of vines tucked in the hills between Ukiah and Anderson Valley where he is a partner in the vineyard

fresh blackberry fruit followed by a silky mid-palate with beautifully integrated tannins and a mouthcoating fruit sweetness on the finish

grow wild and are heavily sought after by the local mezcaleros

both barrel styles are blended together to create a uniquely smooth

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Bodegas Muga Rioja Reserva 2021 Jura and Savoie a single bowl of vinesMuga is one of the last great traditionalists in Rioja a family house in Haro that still builds its own barrels in an on site cooperage and fines its wines with egg whites. The Reserva is their calling card, and 2021 is a benchmark vintage. It spends two years in oak and another in bottle before release, emerging polished but classic: the kind of Rioja that tastes like Rioja. Tempranillo leads, rounded out with Garnacha, Mazuelo, and Graciano. Drink