Bodegas Muga

Conde de Haro

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Denominacion de Origen

D.O.Ca. Rioja

Location

Barrio de la Estación, Haro, Rioja Alta.

Varietal

90% Viura, 10% Malvasia

Vineyards

Laderas Obarenes

Year(s) Planted

1926-1986

Viticulture

Traditional Rioja viticulture. Organic, uncertified.

Soils

Calcareous clay and alluvial. The vineyards are located in the same area as the Prado Enea vineyards, however, are on northern oriented slopes, which protects the vines from excessive heat.

Climate

Continental with Atlantic influences.

Winemaking

After selection, only the lightest pressed wine is used to produce this wine. The must undergoes first fermentation in 1,000 L. wooden vats, where the wine is left until April. Second fermentation induced in bottle.

Aging

14 months in bottle

Comments

A unique wine that demonstrates the potential for quality in Spanish sparkling wine. As the Muga family has always been enamored by Champagne, they set out decades ago to produce a sparkling wine from Rioja of the highest quality. Produced with indigenous varieties of Rioja, Conde de Haro has always been a mythical sparkling wine. Riddled and disgorged by hand, it is produced with the most traditional methods possible, resulting in a complex and timeless wine.