"Dies ist der bisher beste Aro" (Luis Gutiérrez, Juli 2022)
Beim Bodegas Muga Aro 2019 dominieren fruchtige Empfindungen, die an rote Früchte und sehr reife Waldbeeren (Brombeeren, rote Johannisbeeren, Walderdbeeren) und blumige Noten (Veilchenblüten) erinnern. Würzige Sekundäraromen mit Zimt, Vanille, Nelken und schwarzem Pfeffer. Mit dem sehr gut integrierten Holz, das eine hohe Qualität in seiner Auswahl kennzeichnet. Am Gaumen finden wir einen Wein mit sehr gutem Rückgrat und Säure, frisch und mit einer Präsenz von abgerundeten Tanninen. Der Abgang ist sehr lang. Er hat ein großes Lagerungspotenzial und einen anhaltenden, vollen und eleganten Nachklang.
Der oben schon zitierte Luis Gutiérrez über den Bodegas Muga Aro 2019 (Juli 2022):
No 2017 or 2018 were produced of this luxury cuvée made with up to 30% Graciano to complement the Tempranillo from the villages of Labastida, Briñas and Villalba, so from the impressive 2016 I tasted in June 2019, we jumped to the 2019 Aro. The destemmed grapes went through optical sorting and fermented in small oak vats with indigenous yeasts followed by malolactic in new barrels, where the wine matured for 16 months. It's not a shy wine at 14.6% alcohol, and the Graciano provides extra acidity and vibrancy. It has great balance and a spark of acidity and is a very complete wine, with great aromatics and integrated oak (all new barrels, but better integrated than ever); it has the ripeness of Graciano, which ripens with low yields and only ripens thoroughly in given vintages, and they had to skip warm years like 2011 when some varieties like Graciano and Mazuelo didn't behave well. This is the finest Aro so far. 5,800 bottles were filled in July 2021.
James Suckling bewertet im November 2022:
Blueberries, cassis, black pepper, nutmeg and some mahogany here. Salted plums, slate, tobacco leaves and lead-pencil shavings, too. Wow. It’s full-bodied, intense and so well integrated and polished with seamless tannins. Powerful, yet elegant at the same time. 70% tempranillo and 30% graciano. 5,800 bottles only. Try this from 2027.
Im Oktober 2022 von Alison Napjus verkostet:
A muscular red in a sleek, limber frame, this offers saturated black currant and black cherry fruit flavors, with exotic spice and espresso notes expressing themselves in a modern style. Yet there's undeniable purity, with racy acidity focusing the tightly meshed flavors and dense, chalky tannins. Hints of violet, thyme, iron and spice play on the lasting finish. Tempranillo and Graciano. Best from 2024 through 2034.