Rosado Rioja DOCa - Bodegas Muga

Rosado Rioja DOCa - Bodegas MugaThe barrel-aged Rosado Rioja from the wine-growing region of La Rioja offers itself in the glass in bright light yellow. The nose of this Bodegas Muga rosé wine presents all sorts of plums, mulberries, blackberries, morello cherries and black cherries. As if that wasn't already impressive, the aging in small wooden barrels adds brioche, lees and cream candy. This rosé from Bodegas Muga is the right choice for all wine lovers who like as little residual sweetness in the wine as possible. However, it never shows itself to be meager or brittle, but round and smooth. On the tongue, this balanced rosé wine is characterized by an incredibly silky and crisp texture. Due to its concise fruit acidity, the Rosado Rioja reveals itself exceptionally fresh and lively on the palate. The final of this youthful rosé wine from the wine-growing region of La Rioja, more precisely from the Rioja DOCa, finally convinces with good reverberation. The finish is also accompanied by mineral hints of the soils dominated by limestone and clay. Vinification of the Rosado Rioja from Bodegas Muga The balanced Rosado Rioja from Spain is a cuvée vinified from the grape varieties Garnacha, Tempranillo and Viura. In La Rioja, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on soils of limestone and clay. At the time of optimal ripeness, the grapes for Rosado Rioja are harvested exclusively by hand without the help of coarse and less selective full harvesters. After harvesting, the grapes are taken to the press house in the fastest possible way. Here they are selected and carefully broken up. Then fermentation takes place in small wood at controlled temperatures. After the completion of fermentation, the Rosado Rioja is aged for another 3 months in oak barrels. Food recommendation for the Bodegas Muga Rosado Rioja This Spanish rosé wine is best enjoyed well chilled at 8 - 10°C. It is perfect as an accompanying wine to asparagus salad with quinoa, spaghetti with yogurt mint pesto or baked feta cheese parcels.