Vino Tinto Gran Reserva Prado Enea Gran Reserva, Muga
Bodegas Muga
Prado Enea Gran Reserva Red Wine, Muga
75 cl bottle. Muga Prado Enea Gran Reserva is one of Rioja’s great classics. It is produced only in the finest vintages.
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Original Made in Spain 2025

Technical sheet:

Winery: Muga

D.O.Ca Rioja

Grape varieties: 80% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha, Mazuelo and Graciano

Alcohol: 14.0 % vol.

Tasting notes: The wine displays an attractive, deep cherry color. The nose is fresh and complex, expressing aromas of forest fruits, blackberries and plums, while notes of cocoa, vanilla and a subtle toasted aroma also emerge, reflecting ageing in oak of the finest quality. It is fresh on the palate and shows very well-integrated acidity. Pleasant and fascinating in texture, with a long, persistent finish. Clean and fresh, with great ageing potential.

Serving temperature: 16º C

Geology and soil: Clay-limestone with alluvial soils at an altitude of 550 meters.

Winemaking: In addition to the Torre Muga label, the Prado Enea harvest is always the last to be brought into the winery and is selected from plots and vineyards located in the Villalba de Rioja area, on the slopes of the Montes Obarenes, facing south—a terroir of renowned high quality. The grapes are fermented in 100-hectoliter oak vats with no temperature control and no added yeasts. The maceration period lasts between 16 and 20 days. The wine ages for 12 months in 160-hectoliter American oak vats, followed by a minimum of 36 months in barrels, generally French oak. At the end of the ageing period, the wine is lightly clarified with fresh egg whites before being bottled and stored in our cellars for at least another 36 months, in order to complete the ageing process.

Pairing: at Made in Spain Gourmet we recommend pairing it with casseroles, meat dishes, fish and cheese; it can even be enjoyed on its own, without any accompaniment. With aged goat’s and sheep’s cheeses, Iberian cured meats and acorn-fed ham.

If the vintage changes, we will send the previous vintage while stocks last.

The Muga vineyards

Probably one of the terroirs that best defines the typical character of the wines made in Haro. Its geological and climatic features give the wines a marked personality and great ageing potential, making it a unique site in La Rioja. Located just a few kilometers from Haro, it lies on a plateau with a very particular geological structure, to which we must add its fantastic protection from the cold northern winds. In short, an exceptional vineyard. These were the first vineyards owned by the Muga family. The quality of their high-end wines lies in this idyllic setting. Tempranillo, Mazuelo and Graciano coexist in this vineyard to give us magnificent wines. This is an example of a family’s work to ensure quality for the future. Muga remains determined to continue investing in the finest terroirs in the area. For our newly planted vineyards, we seek not only to recover the highest-quality plots, but also to ensure that the selection of each and every one of our vines is the very best; for this reason, Muga plants its vineyards with our own selection of vines. These vineyards, located at the highest altitude in La Rioja and at the limit of cultivation, produce wines with very good acidity and ageing potential. Few wineries invest in such extreme areas, but our unique cultivation system allows them to craft wines of the highest quality and discover the potential of each of their vineyards.

Rioja Alavesa: the elite of La Rioja wines

Rioja Alavesa is classified as a subzone within the Rioja Qualified Designation of Origin. It has 13,500 hectares of vineyards and several hundred wineries, producing an annual average of around 40 million liters of wine.

The area produces mainly red wines with distinctive general characteristics, such as bright, vivid color, fine aromas, fruity flavor and a pleasant palate. These qualities are due to the area’s clay-limestone soils, which are excellent for allowing the vines to absorb the moisture they need. The climate and the location of the vineyards, behind the Sierra de Toloño, also contribute to their quality by protecting the vines from the cold northern winds and allowing them to make better use of the warmth.

Red wines are the region’s most representative wines and are made from the Tempranillo grape variety (around 79% of the total is produced from this grape), along with Garnacha, Mazuelo and Graciano.

Young wines, or reds of the year, are mostly made using the traditional carbonic maceration method, in which whole bunches are fermented in a “lagar” for seven to ten days. Once separated from the skins and stems, they are transferred to vats where they complete fermentation.

Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva wines, meanwhile, are made using the Bordeaux method, or destemming process. This consists of crushing the grapes after removing the stems and macerating the must with the pulp for seven days. After several fermentations, the wines are transferred to barrels for ageing. The length of time spent in barrel and bottle determines the difference between Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva wines.

As rosé and white wines are increasingly appreciated both within and beyond our borders, winemakers and oenologists are working to produce quality wines from these varieties, as part of a commitment to reaching every market.

Bodegas Muga

Muga is one of those few wineries in Rioja that has managed to unite the most deeply rooted family tradition with a renewed vision for the future, allowing it to preserve a unique character and personality in its wines. Its present-day origins date back to 1932, when winemaking began in a typical winery in the old quarter of Haro, the capital of Rioja Alta. Forty years later, Isaac Muga Martínez purchased a 19th-century manor house in the city’s emblematic Barrio de la Estación. Shortly afterward, in 1969, he passed away, and his sons Manuel and Isaac took the reins of the family business, which today has also been joined by their own children. The vineyards of Bodegas Muga—El Estepal, La Loma, Baltracones, and Sajazarra—are located on the slopes of the Montes Obarenes, in the heart of Rioja Alta, where they enjoy a distinctive climate. The unique geography and orientation of the hillsides, together with their location at the crossroads of the surrounding climates—Mediterranean, Atlantic, and continental—come together harmoniously to create an ideal climatic setting for grapes. The soils in this area are mostly clay-limestone, but they are subdivided into small plots with variations in their physical and chemical properties, giving each vineyard site its own clearly defined personality. This rich interplay of climatic and soil influences defines a long growing cycle in which the grapes and all their components undergo a delicate, prolonged, and complex ripening process. This undoubtedly explains the high regard in which this winegrowing area is held. Here, Bodegas Muga owns 200 hectares of its own vineyards, while also managing up to 150 additional hectares belonging to other growers. These lands are planted with varieties such as Tempranillo—the essence of the red wines—Garnacha, Mazuelo, and Graciano, as well as Viura and Malvasia for the whites. Across its nearly 25,000 square meters, everything revolves around oak. Bodegas Muga has four fermentation rooms with 90 wooden vats ranging in capacity from 3,000 to 15,000 kilograms. Thanks to this broad range of possibilities, the grapes can be vinified individually according to their quality and vineyard of origin. Bodegas Muga is one of the few Spanish wineries with its own cooperage. Three coopers and a master vat maker work the oak in the traditional way, as it was done in the past. This space, located next to the winemaking area, is one of the most cherished by both the owners and visitors. Watching the staves being bent and the wood mastered as these artisans do it is a unique experience. An exemplary winery and one of the most prestigious in La Rioja, Bodegas Muga has, from the very beginning, produced vintage after vintage of wines bearing the family hallmark: “Muga style”.
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