muga prado enea gran riserva 1996 (rioja) [80% temp, 20% garnacha ,mazuelo and graziano]decanted 15 mins.; dark ruby (belied it's age); ripe berries (still heaps of it), tobacco/a little stalky, wet oak, earth, fresh, suprisingly primary; ripe berries and plum, bit of musk, hint of funky wet fur/leather? (thank god it became barely perceptible in about 25 mins.), sappy/stalky/resin, cocoa?, a little mineral, flavours beginning to meld; balanced by soft fine tannins and excellent juicy acidity; sleek; medium bodied; long ... yay; very much alive and can obviously develop further; BANG! ... woulda been (+) if it were priced a little more modestly.
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