Medium ruby in glass with slight garnet hues. Medium plus intensity on the nose. Blackberry, licorice, cigar box and minerality. Medium acidity and tannins that have been mostly resolved. Everything in balance with a smooth medium plus finish. Next bottle in 2 years.
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This is a great mid priced Rioja. Everything you want - balanced with leather, red fruit, and cocoa profile. some acidity as expected. will need to find some more
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Well, this is way too young to be consumed. Still concentrated fruit, with primary flavors, plums and cherries. Then some wood that has still to be integrated (although somewhat gentle wood, this should be the more traditional of the reservas from Muga). Spices, tobacco, some basement notes, cedar. It has to be in the bottle for at least another 5 years, but I would give it another 8 years if possible.
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purplish with ruby rim and medium bodied in the glass. complex nose of sweet and sour cherries, black fruit, cedar, leather, and floral notes. the expressiveness of the nose does not yet fully flesh out in the mouth, but there are fresh fruit layers that open up with time against the polished and firm tannins and are accented by spice. the finish is a tad short at the moment.
more about finesse than power, it seems like this wine is just turning the corner into drinkability, with more bottle age definitely needed. long life and upside potential here.
14.5% AbV; ~70% Tempranillo from higher elevation and cooler Rioja sites/ 20% Garnacha/ 10% Graciano and Mazuelo; thirty-six months ageing in barrels of various sizes (10% new).
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Purple, medium, klar Vanilla, dark cherries, cooked fruit, plum, chocolate, tobacco, leather, Developing Dry, full body, high acidity, soft fine medium plus tannins, dark cherries, vanilla, chocolate, leather, pronounced intensitet, high alcohol, long finish Outstanding wine, for my taste drink now but can keep for many more years
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This is a nice bottle that will easily and rightly prove to be a crowd pleaser but I’m not sure it will necessarily get much better from here. Color is medium brick red, with notable legs in the glass. The nose is a very typical young Gran Riserva. The generous use of oak is immediately apparent and is well suited to the wine and terroir. The nose did fade a bit for me over the course of the evening so perhaps it notched down my score by a point or so. I suspect it’s because it’s a bit light in tannin, which might affect its aging trajectory. Still, a great bottle with lots of red fruit, blue fruit and forest elements to round it out. And definitely agree with some of the other reviewers who commented on the great value here.
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Second time trying to 'to be sure' and this was more of miss. A bit too juicy and alcoholic on PNP. Smoothed out with air and definitely would have benefited from more air (and a steak). But I was too exhuberant with my prior note. the 2010 Rioja Alta 890 was what I thought the 2015 Muga Prado Enea was. But even better than both was the 2001 Prado Enea, a full degree less alcohol than the 2010 RA and 2015 Muga.
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This was a fun steak wine and a better wine than yesterday. Supposedly a modern leaning producer’s most traditional wine. A powerful 14.5% with glossy dark red fruit and high flavor intensity in balance with polished acids and smooth finish. I didn’t get anything on the nose. Very seamless and sleek on palate. I think many modern drinkers would prefer this to Napa or Bordeaux as a steak wine. Attractively priced in US for $75.
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This shows a lot of potential. Only really began to suggest it after an hour or more in the decanter. Served at the wonderfully typical old school Spanish restaurant, El Bodegon in Calpe, Spain and drank very well with Cabrito Asado.
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[Tasted at a wine dinner I organized and led on 2/28. Unfortunately, my obligations at the dinner made it impossible to take the sort of detailed notes I would normally do.] Decanted an hour and a half before serving. Elegant and aristocratic and complex. Really extraordinary but still much too young--will be even better with another decade of cellaring.
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Concentrated exuding dark cherry, blackberry, leather and ripe plum. Medium to full bodied, good acidity and well integrated tannins. Nicely structured and balanced. Good wine but, to my palate, way overpriced at $100. I am expecting something special at that price point and I didn’t get it here. NI:4, FI:22, FC:8, B:4, L:4
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Deep ruby appearance. Stunning nose of ripe black cherry and blueberry with a touch of vanilla and cedar that I couldn’t get enough of. This is clearly still very young but is still very enjoyable. With time this should become far more harmonious and complex.
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Tasted next to 2015 Muga Reserva. Another step up in terms of depth and complexity. Notes of tobacco, vanilla, dark cherry fruit, spices, hints of liquorice and cocoa powder. The alcohol is showing a little on the palate, but very good balance overall, ripe tannins, lots of generous fruit, good acidity. Very long. 92-93+
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While visiting Haro stopped for brunch at Muga. The winery was closed, however they have a small outdoor brunch available on Sundays. While finishing the brunch we met the owner and one of the main waiters/sommeliers. I had a glass of the Prado Enea from a bottle opened the previous day. In the glass dark ruby, almost black. The wine was very good, aromas of spices and fruit, a bit of wood, cedar?, sandlewood? and tobacco. On tasting black cherries, tobacco and cacao with just a hint of coffee. It looks like it will be very good to outstanding in 5 - 10 years. I have been drinking the 2009 and 2011 lately and the 2015 may be even better. Had it with bread and Iberico ham.
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A night and a day in Rioja; 5/27/2022-5/28/2022 (Sunny Rioja): Muga was the first stop on the Rioja tasting junket today, and after a forgettable sparkler and Rioja Reserva (both mid to high 80s if scoring), out came the Prada. As with all wines in this story, I don’t know the decant dynamics. On the palate, bright, crunchy red fruit, spice, dill and some oak backed by sharp elbowed acidity and tannins. I slowly drank this over 40 minutes or so, accompanied by vigorous swirling, and while it did open up and the structure relaxed—a bit—this wine, at this point, isn’t for the faint of heart or for sipping as a cocktail, although it may work well with something bloody and fatty if hooked up to a compressor. Reminds me a bit of a young Barolo. Super promising, but I’d put this in a cool, dark place until the better part of 2030. 91-92++, with potential to get to the 94-95 range. NB: the winery was offering for 52E, a really good discount, about a third, viz the US price.
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4/28/2024 - K&J Likes this wine: 96 Points
Complex and elegant, juicy, full-bodied, well balanced. Very well made. In summary, an awesome wine!
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3/9/2024 - cynthiaxu wrote: 96 Points
Deep ruby. Traditional style. Ripe plum,mushroom,spicy,gamy. Dried floral(rose). Very balanced. Long finish.
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3/3/2024 - Es7e2003 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Medium ruby in glass with slight garnet hues. Medium plus intensity on the nose. Blackberry, licorice, cigar box and minerality. Medium acidity and tannins that have been mostly resolved. Everything in balance with a smooth medium plus finish. Next bottle in 2 years.
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2/20/2024 - KJD45$ wrote: 94 Points
Stellar
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2/3/2024 - SethM1976 Likes this wine: 94 Points
This is a great mid priced Rioja. Everything you want - balanced with leather, red fruit, and cocoa profile. some acidity as expected. will need to find some more
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1/28/2024 - Dinamarca wrote: 94 Points
Flot, flot vin, der har mange år foran sig endnu +8-10 år.
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1/2/2024 - Bigdong wrote: 93 Points
nice acidity, ripe fruit, cedar, balanced.
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12/29/2023 - atbarbar Likes this wine: 92 Points
Well, this is way too young to be consumed. Still concentrated fruit, with primary flavors, plums and cherries. Then some wood that has still to be integrated (although somewhat gentle wood, this should be the more traditional of the reservas from Muga). Spices, tobacco, some basement notes, cedar. It has to be in the bottle for at least another 5 years, but I would give it another 8 years if possible.
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12/1/2023 - WindFlyer Likes this wine: 91 Points
purplish with ruby rim and medium bodied in the glass. complex nose of sweet and sour cherries, black fruit, cedar, leather, and floral notes. the expressiveness of the nose does not yet fully flesh out in the mouth, but there are fresh fruit layers that open up with time against the polished and firm tannins and are accented by spice. the finish is a tad short at the moment.
more about finesse than power, it seems like this wine is just turning the corner into drinkability, with more bottle age definitely needed. long life and upside potential here.
14.5% AbV; ~70% Tempranillo from higher elevation and cooler Rioja sites/ 20% Garnacha/ 10% Graciano and Mazuelo; thirty-six months ageing in barrels of various sizes (10% new).
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11/12/2023 - KVT99 Likes this wine: 86 Points
Drank over 2 days. Purple, fully body with a long taste but too young. A well made wine but also not terribly exciting at this stage.
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11/5/2023 - Guillmallette Likes this wine: 91 Points
Pourred un carafe, drinked over 4 hours.
At first, in was round, smooth tannins, fruit, metal.
After 3 hours the wood and long finish appeared.
Good wine
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10/31/2023 - Patrik Mellstrom Likes this wine: 92 Points
Purple, medium, klar
Vanilla, dark cherries, cooked fruit, plum, chocolate, tobacco, leather, Developing
Dry, full body, high acidity, soft fine medium plus tannins, dark cherries, vanilla, chocolate, leather, pronounced intensitet, high alcohol, long finish
Outstanding wine, for my taste drink now but can keep for many more years
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10/20/2023 - yaanik Likes this wine: 96 Points
Beautiful wine. Lemon squeeze acidity, leather, dark red fruit, black fruit, iodine minerality. Oak is perfectly integrated. Drinking sooooo well now.
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10/16/2023 - MattMauldin Likes this wine:
Wine & Spirits Top 100 Wineries Tasting Event - Quick Impressions - Oct 11: Red cherry, plum, allspice, leather, violets, hints of vanilla. Refined and stately, fine lengthy structure.
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10/12/2023 - Bigdong wrote:
W&S. classic rioja
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9/23/2023 - hrazdiiv Likes this wine: 91 Points
This is a nice bottle that will easily and rightly prove to be a crowd pleaser but I’m not sure it will necessarily get much better from here. Color is medium brick red, with notable legs in the glass. The nose is a very typical young Gran Riserva. The generous use of oak is immediately apparent and is well suited to the wine and terroir. The nose did fade a bit for me over the course of the evening so perhaps it notched down my score by a point or so. I suspect it’s because it’s a bit light in tannin, which might affect its aging trajectory. Still, a great bottle with lots of red fruit, blue fruit and forest elements to round it out. And definitely agree with some of the other reviewers who commented on the great value here.
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8/31/2023 - SARED wrote: 91 Points
Second time trying to 'to be sure' and this was more of miss. A bit too juicy and alcoholic on PNP. Smoothed out with air and definitely would have benefited from more air (and a steak). But I was too exhuberant with my prior note. the 2010 Rioja Alta 890 was what I thought the 2015 Muga Prado Enea was. But even better than both was the 2001 Prado Enea, a full degree less alcohol than the 2010 RA and 2015 Muga.
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8/27/2023 - SARED wrote: 93 Points
This was a fun steak wine and a better wine than yesterday. Supposedly a modern leaning producer’s most traditional wine. A powerful 14.5% with glossy dark red fruit and high flavor intensity in balance with polished acids and smooth finish. I didn’t get anything on the nose. Very seamless and sleek on palate. I think many modern drinkers would prefer this to Napa or Bordeaux as a steak wine. Attractively priced in US for $75.
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8/19/2023 - Blacksmith450 wrote: 92 Points
Nez invitant, bouche bien ronde, équilibrée. Finesse et puissance, bonne finale. Va encore gagner en complexité avec un peu temps en cave.
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6/30/2023 - ungerlei Likes this wine: 94 Points
Nice
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6/30/2023 - ungerlei Likes this wine: 94 Points
Nice!
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6/4/2023 - KJD45$ Likes this wine: 94 Points
Phenomenal
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5/25/2023 - belfast taxman wrote: 92 Points
This shows a lot of potential. Only really began to suggest it after an hour or more in the decanter. Served at the wonderfully typical old school Spanish restaurant, El Bodegon in Calpe, Spain and drank very well with Cabrito Asado.
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5/1/2023 - OldHick95 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Powerful, dark, fills the mouth. Cedar and strong coffee under reduced plum and cherry. Will be great for another 10 years, at least.
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3/3/2023 - SpenceP wrote: 96 Points
[Tasted at a wine dinner I organized and led on 2/28. Unfortunately, my obligations at the dinner made it impossible to take the sort of detailed notes I would normally do.] Decanted an hour and a half before serving. Elegant and aristocratic and complex. Really extraordinary but still much too young--will be even better with another decade of cellaring.
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3/2/2023 - RussK wrote: 91 Points
Russk. A wine I liked at the Suckling Event. More traditional (like the the 904) than the more modern Muga Reserva. 91+pts.
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1/17/2023 - Dfortin9 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Concentrated exuding dark cherry, blackberry, leather and ripe plum. Medium to full bodied, good acidity and well integrated tannins. Nicely structured and balanced. Good wine but, to my palate, way overpriced at $100. I am expecting something special at that price point and I didn’t get it here. NI:4, FI:22, FC:8, B:4, L:4
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9/17/2022 - pmik Likes this wine: 93 Points
Mallorca. Concentrated but elegant. Great balance and length. Charming and very drinkable. 93+
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9/1/2022 - Gone with the wine Likes this wine: 93 Points
Deep ruby appearance. Stunning nose of ripe black cherry and blueberry with a touch of vanilla and cedar that I couldn’t get enough of. This is clearly still very young but is still very enjoyable. With time this should become far more harmonious and complex.
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8/5/2022 - flussier Likes this wine: 91 Points
Le meilleur de la dégustation de Muga. Vin rond, pas trop lourd. Facile a boire pour un reserva.
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7/1/2022 - rossi.wine wrote: 93 Points
Tasted next to 2015 Muga Reserva. Another step up in terms of depth and complexity. Notes of tobacco, vanilla, dark cherry fruit, spices, hints of liquorice and cocoa powder. The alcohol is showing a little on the palate, but very good balance overall, ripe tannins, lots of generous fruit, good acidity. Very long. 92-93+
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6/12/2022 - PBL wrote: 95 Points
While visiting Haro stopped for brunch at Muga. The winery was closed, however they have a small outdoor brunch available on Sundays. While finishing the brunch we met the owner and one of the main waiters/sommeliers. I had a glass of the Prado Enea from a bottle opened the previous day. In the glass dark ruby, almost black. The wine was very good, aromas of spices and fruit, a bit of wood, cedar?, sandlewood? and tobacco. On tasting black cherries, tobacco and cacao with just a hint of coffee. It looks like it will be very good to outstanding in 5 - 10 years. I have been drinking the 2009 and 2011 lately and the 2015 may be even better. Had it with bread and Iberico ham.
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5/28/2022 - sfwinelover1 Likes this wine: 92 Points
A night and a day in Rioja; 5/27/2022-5/28/2022 (Sunny Rioja): Muga was the first stop on the Rioja tasting junket today, and after a forgettable sparkler and Rioja Reserva (both mid to high 80s if scoring), out came the Prada. As with all wines in this story, I don’t know the decant dynamics. On the palate, bright, crunchy red fruit, spice, dill and some oak backed by sharp elbowed acidity and tannins. I slowly drank this over 40 minutes or so, accompanied by vigorous swirling, and while it did open up and the structure relaxed—a bit—this wine, at this point, isn’t for the faint of heart or for sipping as a cocktail, although it may work well with something bloody and fatty if hooked up to a compressor. Reminds me a bit of a young Barolo. Super promising, but I’d put this in a cool, dark place until the better part of 2030. 91-92++, with potential to get to the 94-95 range. NB: the winery was offering for 52E, a really good discount, about a third, viz the US price.
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