Muriel Wines began with Bodegas Muriel, its founding property and model, the primary vineyard in Elciego, Rioja, established in 1926 by José Murúa Villaverde. It was re-established 60 years later, in 1986, by José’s son Julián Murúa, setting Muriel on the trail that has led it to the place it’s at present. In 2000, third era Javier Murúa joined the corporate, bringing a brand new worldwide outlook to its technique.
Muriel Wines is now an thrilling assortment of the numerous tales, folks and terroirs that form Spanish wine in its multitude of landscapes, varieties and types. Its portfolio contains a few of Rioja’s most recognisable names, similar to Conde de los Andes, Viña Muriel, Luis Alegre and Marqués de Elciego, an experimental vineyard that serves as a laboratory for experiments with grape varieties, blends, terroirs and ageing strategies. Past Rioja, Muriel Wines has tasks in Rías Baixas (Pazo Cilleiro) and Ribera del Duero (Valdecuriel), in addition to a set representing different iconic areas, grapes and types.
Javier and Julián Murúa
Rising in direction of inventive freedom
The completely different tasks enable the exploration of various viticultural and winemaking approaches, with one factor in widespread: relentless dedication to high quality. Progress has not compromised this basic precept. It’s by way of the breadth of its attain, which in Rioja covers the area in all quadrants, that Muriel is ready to deepen the information of every selection and terroir and develop a complete, quality-driven portfolio. In Rioja Oriental, the corporate owns 250 hectares of vineyards (15 of which farmed organically) planted to 4 purple and 7 white completely different varieties. In the meantime, in Rioja Alta and Alavesa, Muriel manages a complete 600 hectares, principally that includes outdated Tempranillo and Viura crops – the 100 hectares beneath direct possession depend many historic, centennial plots.
Such a span has allowed for higher freedom to discover the riches of the area’s viticultural historical past, and the event of an in depth pool of expertise and information. Every challenge locations its emphasis on a specific facet, be it the variety of indigenous grape varieties, the character of microterroirs or the conversion to natural practices.
Muriel Wines has additionally a strategic method to the numerous challenges of the longer term, from local weather change to new calls for from shoppers, being in a novel place to analysis and develop novel approaches and merchandise that reply the calls for of the unpredictable occasions forward.
Viña Eguía – The search for reality
Eguía is the Basque phrase for ‘reality’, the core idea round which the Viña Eguía challenge revolves. Its vary contains wines stripped of any gimmicks that supply a clear, approachable expression of the grapes and terroirs of Rioja. Unpretentious, trendy wines to underscore life’s tales and moments.
In its ongoing quest to discover the a number of expressions of Rioja’s varieties and terroirs, and introduce them to a brand new viewers of wine lovers the world over, Muriel Wines is releasing a brand new assortment which is able to add to the prevailing vary of Viña Eguía. The brand new launch contains three variety-focused wines that discover the pure, nuanced character of Rioja’s historic varieties blended in a means that highlights their complementary nature: Viura & Tempranillo Blanco, with Viura’s fleshy aromas supported by the construction and texture of the white mutation of Tempranillo; Garnacha & Graciano, a harmonious interaction of the varieties’ fruit and floral essences; Tempranillo Tinto & Mazuelo, a very balanced and chic wine with a refined tannic framework constructed upon Tempranillo’s concentrated aromas and Mazuelo/ Carignan’s refreshing earthiness.
Along with these three blends, the brand new assortment will embrace two single- varietal wines, beneath the label Viña Eguía Cepas Viejas, from outdated vineyards of Tempranillo Blanco and Tempranillo Tinto, providing a particular and clear snapshot of the fragrant complexity and focus delivered by low-yielding historic vines.
The discharge of those 5 idiosyncratic, trendy expressions of conventional Rioja are, above all, an invite to find the fascinating range and historical past of the area’s winemaking heritage, with out obscuring the expressiveness of every winery and selection. Different six releases will comply with, specializing in different varieties and their specificity of character throughout plots in every of Rioja’s subregions.
The gathering represents a step again from that understanding of Rioja during which winemaking and ageing play the central function, suggesting, as an alternative, the hunt for the ‘reality of the vine’. Such reality can solely be discovered by exploring the numerous nuances of Rioja each as a panorama and as a story. With Viña Eguía, Muriel opens the pages of this fascinating, ongoing story, and writes a brand new chapter, shedding a brand new mild on all that has been written earlier than.
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