2015 Muga Aro
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The Muga family express several aspects of the Station Quarter's wines. Notably there's the Prado Enea Gran Reserva. Aro is all on its own, a selection from the very best years. An explosion of cacao, dark plums, polished very fine oak, with the Graciano giving a graphite note. Exceptionally long.
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Sarah Jane Evans MW, Decanter
Josh Raynolds, Vinous
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Opaque ruby. Intensely perfumed aromas of black and blue fruit preserves, mocha and incense, along with cola, vanilla and smoky oak nuances that expand in the glass. Sappy, concentrated and seamless in the mouth, offering powerful blackberry, cherry-vanilla, fruitcake and floral pastille flavors that are given spine and lift by a core of juicy acidity. Conveys a suave blend of richness and finesse and finishes extremely long and smooth, with harmonious tannins adding gentle grip.
Opaque ruby. Intensely perfumed aromas of black and blue fruit preserves, mocha and incense, along with cola, vanilla and smoky oak nuances that expand in the glass. Sappy, concentrated and seamless in the mouth, offering powerful blackberry, cherry-vanilla, fruitcake and floral pastille flavors that are given spine and lift by a core of juicy acidity. Conveys a suave blend of richness and finesse and finishes extremely long and smooth, with harmonious tannins adding gentle grip.
Only produced in great vintages (it hasn't been produced since 2010), the 2015 Aro focuses on a mix of Tempranillo and Graciano and is a normal blend of 70% Tempranillo and 30% Graciano in 2015 that was sourced from a sandy, loam vineyard in the Rioja Alta. The vinification occurs in larger oak tanks and the wine spends 18 months in new French oak followed by a year in bottle before release. Incredible notes of liquid violets, blueberries, blackberries, smoked earth, chocolate, and graphite aromas and flavors all dominate the bouquet, and it’s rich, full-bodied, ultra-pure, and flawlessly balanced on the palate. This is a powerful, magical wine in every sense. It needs 4-5 years of bottle age and will keep for 20-25 years or more.
About the producer

Nestled in the historic town of Haro, at the very heart of Rioja Alta, Bodegas Muga stands as a beacon of tradition and excellence, seamlessly marrying time-honoured winemaking with the finest modern refinements.