Bodegas Muga Prado Enea Gran Reserva Rioja 2018
Bodegas Muga
Prado Enea is Muga's flagship, and the 2018 vintage delivers the kind of depth and integration that only extended barrel and bottle aging can achieve. This is traditional Rioja at its most assured — a wine that knows where it's been and where it's going. Drink now through 2038.
Nose
Dark cherry and blackcurrant lead, entwined with cedar and a whisper of dried rose petals. Beneath the fruit, there's toasted oak, leather-like gamey complexity, and a hint of mint that adds lift.
Palate
Medium-full body with fine, integrated tannins. Cherry and blackcurrant continue from the nose, joined by a savory marzipan-almond character and warm vanilla from extended oak aging. The mid-palate reveals violet and a gentle herbal quality. The structure is firm but polished, with acidity that keeps everything in motion.
Finish
Long and layered, fading through cedar, cherry, and toasted oak with a final mineral-driven persistence.
- Varietal
- Tempranillo
- Blend
- Tempranillo (70%), Garnacha (20%), Graciano and Mazuelo (10%)
- Vineyards
- Estate vineyards in Rioja Alta, high-altitude plots with clay-calcareous soils
- Alcohol
- 13.5%
- Organic / Biodynamic
- No
Food Pairing
The wine's cedar and gamey complexity match the lamb's rich, herbaceous flavors, while its firm tannins cut through the fattiness of the slow-roasted meat.
Founded in 1932 by Isaac Muga in Haro's Barrio de la Estación, Bodegas Muga remains family-owned and employs its own cooperage, crafting Prado Enea from old-vine Tempranillo with extended aging in a mix of French and American oak.
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