Prado Enea Gran Reserva 2016 | Muga | Rioja

Name: Prado Enea Gran Reserva 2016 | Muga | Rioja
Brand: Muga
SKU: 825
Price: 64.9 EUR
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64.90 €

Prado Enea Gran Reserva 2016 | Muga | Rioja

64.90 €

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The grapes for Prado Enea are always the last to arrive at the winery and are selected from plots and vineyards located in the northwest of La Rioja Alta, in the municipalities of Sajazarra, Cellorigo, and Fonzaleche. Between 550 and 600 metres above sea level. Clay-limestone soil. Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo, and Graciano.

Hand-harvested. The grapes are fermented in oak vats without temperature control or added yeast. Maceration for 16 days. Aged for a minimum of 36 months in French and American oak barrels. Once ageing is complete, the wine is lightly clarified with fresh egg whites before being bottled and stored in the cellars for at least another 36 months.

Wine Identification
Prado Enea Gran Reserva is a red wine produced by Muga, located in La Rioja, Spain. This specific vintage is from 2016 and carries the Rioja appellation.

Origin and Winemaking
The grapes for this wine are sourced from parcels situated in the northwest of La Rioja Alta, specifically within the municipalities of Sajazarra, Cellorigo, and Fonzaleche. These vineyards lie between 550 and 600 meters above sea level and feature clay-limestone soils. The blend consists of Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo, and Graciano.

Harvesting is conducted manually, with the grapes from Prado Enea being the last to arrive at the winery each year. Vinification takes place in oak fermentation vats without temperature control or added yeasts. The must undergoes a maceration period of 16 days.

Aging follows a rigorous schedule: the wine matures for a minimum of 36 months in barrels made from both French and American oak. After barrel aging, it is lightly clarified with fresh egg whites, then bottled and kept in Muga’s cellars for an additional minimum of 36 months before release. This totals at least six years of aging before release.

Tasting Notes
The extensive aging process and traditional winemaking methods suggest a complex, structured wine typical of high-quality Rioja Gran Reservas. The use of mixed oak barrels and natural fermentation techniques contributes to its character.

Critics' Scores and Comments
This vintage has received exceptional acclaim from major critics:
The Wine Advocate (Parker): 97 points
James Suckling: 97 points
Guía Peñín: 96 points
Tim Atkin: 96 points

Overall Character
Prado Enea Gran Reserva 2016 represents a pinnacle of traditional Rioja winemaking. With its high elevation vineyards, late-picked fruit, and extended aging in mixed oak barrels followed by long bottle rest, it is a deeply traditional Gran Reserva. The consistent high scores from international critics underscore its quality and status as a benchmark wine for the region.

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The winery started with a courtship. An ancestor of Isaac Muga was a foreman at La Rioja Alta, and that is where Isaac met Aurora Caño. In 1932 the two of them founded their own house in underground cellars on the main street of Haro.

In 1971 they moved to the Barrio de la Estación, into a two-hundred-year-old mansion. Three generations of the family have run it since.

They have a cooperage inside the winery, with a master cooper and three coopers on the payroll: that is where all their barrels are made, and also the wooden vats they ferment in.

The grapes for Prado Enea are always the last to reach the winery. They come from the north-west of the Rioja Alta — Sajazarra, Cellorigo and Fonzaleche — between 550 and 600 metres, on clay-limestone soil, and they are tempranillo, garnacha, mazuelo and graciano.

It ferments in oak vats, with no temperature control and no added yeast, with sixteen days of maceration. It ages a minimum of thirty-six months in French and American oak barrels, is fined with fresh egg whites and then waits at least another thirty-six months in bottle before release.

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