Vina Muriel Rioja Crianza 2015
Vina Muriel
The Murua family has a history of dealing in wine back to 1926, not very long in Rioja and Spanish terms, and it was only in 1986 that his father established the existing bodega. Purchasing vineyards, the estate covers around 100 ha of vines, but has strong contract grower relationships forged all the while the family dealt in wine. Nowadays, the family owns three other wineries besides Bodegas Muriel, the one making the prestigious Marques de Elciego single estate wines, the newly acquired Bodegas Eguia Rioja label and the Real Compania de Vinos brand for fruit-driven value varietals.
The key to the quality at Bodegas Muriel is using the flexibility and advantages of blending and the system of aging to produce the different categories and styles of Rioja. At any one time, a Rioja producer has a full range of wines for all sectors of the market, from Joven wine for immediate and uncomplicated drinking through to Gran Reserva wines of proper maturity, finesse and complexity. It is the management of each harvest and allocation of wine for each style that allows this broad range and the maintenance of quality, especially at the upper levels. Thus the Murua family's traditional Riojas are everything they should be to compete with their peers. However, the family have very individual estate wines, and modern interpretations at the prestige end as well as the budget end to find niches in the international scene.
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Very bright and cherry red in colour leading to ripe red fruited aromas and flavours combined with subtle vanilla, mocha and liquorice notes. The palate is fleshy and mouth-filling with soft, juicy fruit, soft acidity and supple tannins. A very easy to like Tempranillo of sophistication and terrific with food.
2015 was a hot and dry vintage across Spain, although the higher altitudes, cooler climate and well established vineyards saw Rioja fair the best of all Spanish regions. Light rain and cooler weather in Autumn revitalised the vines before a trouble free harvest delivering outstanding, intensely flavoured fruit.
Totally de-stemmed before a long, cool fermentation with daily pump-overs to achieve colour and phenolic extraction. The wine spent a total of 15 days on skins and aged for 12 months in a combination of French and American oak, 30% of which was new. The wine was then bottled and matured for a further 12 months in the underground cellars of Muriel before release.
Very bright and cherry red in colour leading to ripe red fruited aromas and flavours combined with subtle vanilla, mocha and liquorice notes. The palate is fleshy and mouth-filling with soft, juicy fruit, soft acidity and supple tannins. A very easy to like Tempranillo of sophistication and terrific with food.
2015 was a hot and dry vintage across Spain, although the higher altitudes, cooler climate and well established vineyards saw Rioja fair the best of all Spanish regions. Light rain and cooler weather in Autumn revitalised the vines before a trouble free harvest delivering outstanding, intensely flavoured fruit.
Totally de-stemmed before a long, cool fermentation with daily pump-overs to achieve colour and phenolic extraction. The wine spent a total of 15 days on skins and aged for 12 months in a combination of French and American oak, 30% of which was new. The wine was then bottled and matured for a further 12 months in the underground cellars of Muriel before release.