Prado Enea Gran Reserva 2019
£62.08 (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Spain
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2019 Prado Enea Gran Reserva is their more traditional Rioja, a blend of Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo and Graciano, mostly from Rioja Alta (Sajazarra, Cellorigo and Fonzaleche) at 550 to 700 meters in altitude, but the Garnacha is from different plots in the zone of Tudelilla at a high altitude. They didn't produce Prado Enea in 2017 or 2018, so this is the follow-up of the superb 2016. The bunches were harvested into 200-kilogram boxes, destemmed, put through optical sorting and fermented in small oak casks with indigenous yeasts. The élevage in barrel was extended to 36 months. The nose is phenomenal, keeping the essence of Muga with a touch of Garnacha perfume; it's still young and undeveloped for its age, not yet tertiary. The wine is full-bodied but fine-boned and has 14.7% alcohol, a pH of 3.46 and 5.81 grams per liter acidity. Still young, the wine has power and elegance and very good aging potential. 119,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in January 2023. The next vintages will be 2021 and 2022, and after that perhaps 2025, but certainly no 2023 or 2024 wine.
Features
Type of wine
Style
Occasions
Winery
Size
Appellation
Alcohol
13.5%
Grapes
Serving
Between 16ºC and 18ºC
Winemaking
Aged for 12 months in French oak vats of 16,000 litres capacity, 36 months in oak barrel and 36 months in bottle.
Description
Prado Enea Gran Reserva is a red wine produced in the D.O. Rioja by Bodegas Muga. This wine represents a blend of different grape varieties such as Tempranillo, accompanied by Garnacha, Mazuelo and Graciano.
On a gastronomic level it is a drink that goes perfectly with stews, meat dishes and cheese, and can even be enjoyed on its own, without any accompaniment.
Elaboration
Prado Enea Gran Reserva is a red wine that is selected from grapes from different vineyards that come from plots and land located in the area of Villalba de Rioja, in the foothills of the Montes Obarenes, facing south, a terroir of recognised high quality.
Fermentation is carried out in oak vats without temperature control or addition of yeasts and the maceration time is 16 days.
This is followed by a minimum of 36 months in French oak barrels. At the end of this time and before bottling, the wine is lightly clarified with fresh egg whites.
Subsequently, in order to complete the ageing time, it is kept in the cellar for at least another 36 months.
Taste
Prado Enea Gran Reserva is a highly expressive wine, revealing exquisite, seductive and complex aromas. It is delicate and elegant.
This unique and original wine can be enjoyed today, but has the potential value to age splendidly for several years.
An expressive, soft, delicate and elegant red...
This wine from the DO La Rioja is a faithful and worthy representative of one of the wineries with the greatest tradition and history in Spain.
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