Muga Prado Enea Gran Reserva Rioja DOCa

The Prado Enea is Muga's answer to the question of what Rioja can achieve at the highest level: a Gran Reserva with Burgundian elegance that needs time – and rewards it.

Bodegas Muga has stood for classic aging in Haro, in the heart of the Rioja Alta, since 1932: fermentation in oak vats, maturation exclusively in American and French oak, fining with egg white and isinglass – without modern shortcuts. The Prado Enea carries the Gran Reserva Prädikat: at least two years in the barrel, followed by further maturation in the bottle.

In the glass, the cuvée of predominantly Tempranillo with Garnacha, Mazuelo, and Graciano shows: blackberry, dried fig, and a core of cedar wood and tobacco. On the palate, a dense but fine tannin structure, ripe fruit, underneath a spicy roasted and leather note. The finish is long, warm, and even – no sharp cut, but a slow fading away.

• Food: Lamb shank, Ibérico roast pork, mature Manchego
• Temperature: 16–18 °C, preferably decant an hour beforehand