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  • Country ranking ?

    118
  • Producer ranking ?

    16
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035

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The Story

Prado Enea is the flagship wine at Muga, a steadfastly traditional Gran Reserva that is typically only produced 4 or so years per decade. A few key data points make it unique. Let's begin with the vines themselves, which are located in Sajazarra, a village amongst the coldest growing regions of Rioja Alta, further west from Haro and with harvest dates that typically extend well into October, even into November! In addition to Tempranillo, 20% ...

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

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Tasting note

color

Medium, Ruby red and Bright

ending

Long and Gentle

flavors

Blackberry, Cherry, Coffee, Cedar and Dried-fruit

nose

Intense, Complex and Refined

recommend

Yes

taste

Average in Acidity, Warming, Medium tannin, Perfectly balanced, Multi-dimensional, Developing, Medium-bodied, Round, Ripe, Elegant, Dry and Silky tannins

Verdict

Outstanding

Written Notes

Still quite firm and restrained, a muscular iteration of Rioja. Grainy tannins with dry, austere fruit. A bit cheerless compared with its usual outgoing self?

  • 88p

This Gran Reserva Prado Enea displays an attractive, deep, dense cherry-red colour.

A stylish nose of black fruits mingling with spices, gingerbread and liquorice. The soft, supple entry on the palate leads to a sensation of gentle power and air-light volume underpinned by cashmere silky tannins, harmoniously balanced by fresh acidity. Creamy, vanilla notes come through in the finish with ripe fruit. This wine is tempting to drink now, but it will age well for years.

  • 95p

2015 Muga Prado Enea Gran Reserva
Ruby. One of the tightest Rioja’s I have tasted, so firm and tight knit. After some six hours in decanter it shows dark fruits, some tobacco, mint, After Eight chocolate, blackberries, vanilla and spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, blackberries and spices, juicy, elegant texture, finally it is letting go, showing new depth, if you are to drink this the next few years, give it hours in decanter. This was usual in the olden days, now much more rare. Maybe I had a tight bottle. But it took six hours to sing. But became impressive when it finally forgot to be shy! 94

  • 94p
Good looking normal size bottle, in an perfect condition and has by the neck level. Colour is ruby red, and looking bright and medium. On the nose it is intense, complex and refined. The taste is elegant, round, ripe, fruity, and dry, warming, with medium tannin, with silky tannins, and average in acidity, medium-bodied, with perfectly balanced, multi-dimensional structure and developing. On the palate it is layered and has dried-fruit, blackberry, cedar, cherry and coffee flavours. The finish is long and gentle. This wine is outstanding. I paid around 50-100€ a bottle. Good value for money. I do recommend.
- (Tasting note created by Tb's AI)
  • 96p
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Origin

Haro, Rioja

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