2019 Muga Conde de Haro Brut Reserva [JS92][WE91][WA90][WS90]

Producer: Bodegas Muga  
Region: Rioja, Spain  
Blend: 70% Viura, 30% Chardonnay 
Year: 2019 

James Suckling, 92 Points 

"Biscuit, sliced green-apple, lemon-pith and chalk aromas. Excellent freshness with a medium body and very fine bubbles. Nicely done and refined." 

Wine Enthusiast, 91 Points 

"This sparkling wine has aromas of Golden Delicious apple and candied almonds. It is bright on the palate, with flavors of lemon and Valencia orange joined by a soft note of hazelnut." 

Wine Advocate, 90 Points 

"The sparkling Cava 2019 Conde de Haro was produced with Viura and 30% Chardonnay grapes. It achieved 11.8% alcohol and has very good freshness and acidity and is dry at 2.4 grams of residual sugar. It refermented in bottle where it was kept with the lees for some 18 months. It has a smoky and yeasty nose, small bubbles that give it texture and length. Very drinkable if not very profound. This is a wine they started in 1977 under the name Mugamar under the appellation Cava where they have remained ever since." 

Wine Spectator, 90 Points 

"A lively, balanced sparkler, with ripe white and red cherry fruit flavors set on the lacy bead, enriched by hints of toast point and salted almond, preserved lemon and pickled ginger -- an aromatic flavor profile that lingers on the crisp finish." 

Winemaker Notes: 

"This sparkling wine has a very bright, pale lemon-yellow color and fine beads of bubbles. On the nose it is subtle and complex, revealing aromas from the grapes (lemon, grapefruit), from the 18 months spent sur lattes (biscuits, pastries) and some traces of dried fruit from the bottle ageing. On the palate it is fresh, with a very fine balance between the fruit, acidity and fizz, with a very long finish in which one can find creamy notes coming through." 

Alcohol: 12% 

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