2011 Bodegas Muga ‘Prado Enea’ Gran Reserva Rioja DOCa, Spain

The most classical of the wines from Muga, the 2011 Prado Enea Gran Reserva comes from a warm year that here was cooler than 2012, when they did not produce it. There won’t be a 2013 either. So after this 2011, the following vintage will be 2014 but with fewer bottles and then 2015 and 2016. The wine has a developed nose with some tertiary notes, combined with some notes of ripe black fruit and sweet spices. It feels like an open, expressive and hedonistic year for Prado Enea. The palate reveals polished tannins and some balsamic and developed flavors, truffle, forest floor and hints of cigar ash and incense. Stylistically, this could be close to the 2006, which was also surprisingly fresh for the average ripeness found in Rioja in general. 92,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in early 2015 after almost 40 months in barrel. Time in bottle has polished the wine, and it’s ready to drink on release, but it’s a wine that is going to develop in bottle for a long time.

Wine Advocate

The 99 points, 2011 Muga Prado Enea is without doubt one of the very best Riojas produced in the 21st century.  The 2011 is a stunning wine to drink now which will, take your breath away. If you have patience, it will last you another 20 years. Made only in exceptional years, this is a serious red.

Bodegas Muga is considered the most traditional winery not only in Rioja, but in all of Spain. The third generation of Muga family now operates all aspects of the winery. Muga was founded in Haro in 1932 and is still in family ownership; the company farms 250 hectares in La Rioja Alta and in addition has long-standing contracts with the owners of another 150 hectares.

2011 Bodegas Muga ‘Prado Enea’ Gran Reserva Rioja DOCa, Spain
(6*75cl)
£350 per case in bond
£436 per case inc VAT

(3*150cl – magnums)
£350 per case in bond
£436 per case inc VAT

The most structured Prado Enea ever. A reduced center palate that is so compact with dark fruit, dark mushrooms and cedary spice. Full body. Wonderfully polished tannins and a long, long finish. Electric acidity. Muscular and well toned. The is a new classic that reminds me of great Spanish wines from the 1940s and 1950s.

99/100 James Suckling

The 2011 Prado Enea checks in as a blend of 80% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha, Mazuelo that spent a full three years in oak, followed by three years in bottle before being released in May of 2019. It reveals a deep ruby/plum color as well as a closed, tight nose of blackcurrants, smoked earth, graphite, and Asian spices. It’s rich, medium to full-bodied, has a layered, balanced texture, integrated tannins, and a great finish.

Jeb Dunnuck

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Warm wishes,
Quintessentially’s Wine Team