{"url":"https://www.jancisrobinson.com/tastings/72667","title":"Hemming praises Muga 2009 Selección Especial from jeroboam","domain":"jancisrobinson.com","imageUrl":"https://images.pexels.com/photos/21642892/pexels-photo-21642892.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&h=650&w=940","category":"Tech","language":"en","slug":"a1a79b89","id":"a1a79b89-c7f5-45c6-a6bc-2d9ebb0b83a7","description":"Richard Hemming MW reviews Muga Selección Especial Reserva 2009 Rioja from jeroboam.","summary":"## TL;DR\n- **Richard Hemming MW** reviews **Muga Selección Especial Reserva 2009 Rioja** from jeroboam.\n- Tasting note highlights **chocolate, black cherry, dry tannin, fine balance**.\n- Earlier note gives **16/20** for sweet, aromatic, chocolaty nose and smooth tannins.\n\n## The story at a glance\n**Richard Hemming MW** tasted **Muga Selección Especial Reserva 2009 Rioja** on **17 Nov 2015**, noting flavours of **chocolate** and **black cherry** with **dry tannin** and **fine balance** from a jeroboam. This review appears on **JancisRobinson.com** as part of coverage on **Muga** wines from **Rioja**. An earlier tasting by the same reviewer scored it **16/20**.\n\n## Key moments & milestones\n- **2009**: Vintage produced by **Muga** in **Rioja**, aged **34 months** in mostly new French oak barrels plus **12 months** in bottle.\n- **26 Nov 2013**: **Richard Hemming MW** scores **16/20**, describing sweet, aromatic, chocolaty nose, very smooth tannins.\n- **17 Nov 2015**: **Richard Hemming MW** tastes from jeroboam, notes chocolate, black cherry, dry tannin, fine balance.\n\n## Signature highlights\n- Tasted from **jeroboam**, showing **chocolate** and **black cherry** aromas with **dry tannin** and **fine balance**.\n- **16/20** score: Sweet, aromatic, chocolaty nose; very smooth tannins; sculpted and quite modern for **Muga**.[[1]](https://www.thewinesociety.com/product/muga-seleccion-especial-reserva-rioja-2009-6d98a653)[[2]](https://www.jancisrobinson.com/tastings/72667)\n- **2009** vintage praised for density like **2004** and elegance of **2005**; **Jorge Muga** particularly proud.\n- Primarily **Tempranillo**-based from older vines in **Rioja Alta**.\n- Extended ageing creates denser, more concentrated style than standard reserva, suited for long-term cellaring.\n\n## Key quotes\n- \"Sweet, aromatic, chocolaty nose. Very smooth tannins. Sculpted - quite modern, actually, for this marque. Not the most wowing of examples, but does a great job of typicality.\" – **Richard Hemming**, JancisRobinson.com.\n\n## Why it matters\nRioja's traditional producers like **Muga** balance heritage with modern techniques in standout vintages like **2009**. Readers seeking ageworthy Spanish reds get a reliable **16/20** benchmark for this concentrated reserva. Watch **Muga**'s newer releases like **Prado Enea Gran Reserva** for similar quality.","hashtags":["#wine","#rioja","#muga","#tasting","#spain","#review"],"viewCount":2,"publishedAt":"2026-04-05T00:02:26.043Z"}