Bodegas Benjamin de Rothschild & Vega Sicilia Macan Classico 2019

Description

100% Tempranillo

Macán Clásico is an exemplary wine from the Sonsierra region of La Rioja, steeped in centuries of tradition, knowledge and winemaking culture in the foothills of the Sierra de Cantabria. It conveys the terroir’s freshness, fruitiness, liveliness, and delicateness, which provides depth and complexity.

Macán Clásico is made from one variety: 100% Tempranillo. The grapes come from plots with alkaline sandyclay soils. Concentration and potency were expected with this vintage given the warmer vine cycle, which proved correct, but the 80 litres that fell in September meant the skins radically changed their texture, moving
from drier to firmer texture grapes, while remaining noble. A vintage with very mild extractions, almost infusionlike, nature providing everything. We also reduced the effect of the American oak during ageing, leaning towards toasts to provide more freshness.

Macán Clásico 2019 offers a more concentrated, potent expression, while also conserving the zing and fresh nuance from the soils.

91/100 (Wine Spectator)

Alc: 14%