2020 Benjamin de Rothschild Vega Sicilia Macan Classico

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Type of Wine | Red |
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Country | Spain |
Region | |
Appellation | Rioja (Appellation) |
Winery | Benjamin De Rothschild & Vega Sicilia |
Vintage | 2020 |
Grape | |
Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (14%) |
Drink window | 2024 - 2030 |
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Description
The Rioja from Benjamin de Rothschild y Vega Sicilia is called Macan Classico. The color of Macan Classico is dark purple. In the nose it has an enviable exuberance of ripe red fruits but so balanced that nothing explicitly stands out. The wine is a bit more exuberant and again a bit less complex than its big older brother. In the mouth the wine is very pleasant. No exaggerated fruit bomb but everything very delicate. Macan Classico is made from 100% tempranillo from approx. 30 year old vineyard. The wine has been matured for 15 months on French oak (70% new and 30% used). After this maturation it has had 2 years of bottle maturation. The wine is released in very small editions and is limited available.
Álvarez and the Rothschilds invested approximately 26 million euros in, among other things, the purchase and construction of 110 hectares of vineyards and the construction of a new production facility in Samaniego. A large part (65 ha) of the vineyards is located in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, where the people are known as Maçanes. It is therefore no coincidence that the new company bears the name Macán. It is also interesting to note that Alvarez bought the vineyard from Fernando Remirez de Ganuza. The other top producer from the Rioja.
Vega Sicilia Macán markets two wines, the Macán and the Macán Clásico, both a full-blooded Rioja of 100% Tempranillo. The Clásico is the base wine, the Mácan the prestige cuvée, in which the term Reserva is avoided.
FACT: In the tab 'Attachments' you will find the official fact sheet of this beautiful wine. We will automatically send you this when you order this wine. The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount . You will see your discount immediately when you choose 'Pick up' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht, almost next to the A16 with plenty of parking. Click here for our address
Specifications
Type of Wine | Red |
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Country | Spain |
Region | Rioja |
Appellation | Rioja (Appellation) |
Winery | Benjamin De Rothschild & Vega Sicilia |
Grape | Tempranillo |
Biological certified | No |
Natural wine | No |
Vegan | No |
Vintage | 2020 |
Drinking as of | 2024 |
Drinking till | 2030 |
Alcohol % | 14 |
Alcohol free/low | No |
Content | 0.75 ltr |
Oak aging | Yes |
Sparkling | No |
Dessert wine | No |
Closure | Cork |
Parker rating | 94 |
James Suckling rating | 94 |
Tasting Profiles | Complex, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Kruidig, Rood fruit, Tannines, Vol |
Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Open haard |
Professional Reviews
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 94
Reviewed by:
Luis Gutiérrez
Release Price:
$75
Drink Date:
2024 - 2030
The 2020 Macán Clásico was cropped from a more generous crop. The grapes were put in a cold chamber for one night and then underwent a cold soak of three to four days, after which they inoculated the yeasts—in 2020, 25% of it was their native yeast. It fermented in stainless steel, and the élevage was 45% in new French and 5% new American oak barrels, 28% in second use barrel and 22% in stainless steel for one year. The bottled wine has 14% alcohol, a pH of 3.78 and 4.5 grams of acidity (tartaric). This is one of the most elegant vintages of this bottling so far. It has showy aromatics with notes of smoky bacon, a bit meaty, and the thing that surprised me the most was the velvety texture. 202,697 bottles, 1,998 magnums and some larger formats produced. It was bottled in August 2022.
I tasted the 2024 releases from this joint venture between Benjamin de Rothschild and Vega Sicilia in Rioja as part of the tasting of the full Tempos Vega Sicilia Group (Vega Sicilia, Pintia, Alión, Benjamin de Rothschild & Vega Sicilia), and I'm including them here too for context and completeness of the Rioja report.
They introduced Garnacha and Graciano in the blend, starting with the 2020 vintage, and began use of 20,000-liter oak foudres in 2021. 2020 is an elegant vintage, while 2019 is more powerful.
Published: Feb 29, 2024
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James Suckling
Macán Rioja Clásico 2020
Monday, September 18, 2023
CountrySpain
RegionLa Rioja
Vintage2020
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Score
93
Black olives and a hint of black bean puree to the fresh black cherries, damsons and a hint of mint. Refined, medium-bodied palate with fine, fresh tannins that are present but not grainy. Really elegant and long. Drinkable now, but will develop well in the next six to seven years.
Zekun Shuai
Senior Editor
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The Rioja from Benjamin de Rothschild y Vega Sicilia is called Macan Classico. The color of Macan Classico is dark purple. In the nose it has an enviable exuberance of ripe red fruits but so balanced that nothing explicitly stands out. The wine is a bit more exuberant and again a bit less complex than its big older brother. In the mouth the wine is very pleasant. No exaggerated fruit bomb but everything very delicate. Macan Classico is made from 100% tempranillo from approx. 30 year old vineyard. The wine has been matured for 15 months on French oak (70% new and 30% used). After this maturation it has had 2 years of bottle maturation. The wine is released in very small editions and is limited available.
Álvarez and the Rothschilds invested approximately 26 million euros in, among other things, the purchase and construction of 110 hectares of vineyards and the construction of a new production facility in Samaniego. A large part (65 ha) of the vineyards is located in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, where the people are known as Maçanes. It is therefore no coincidence that the new company bears the name Macán. It is also interesting to note that Alvarez bought the vineyard from Fernando Remirez de Ganuza. The other top producer from the Rioja.
Vega Sicilia Macán markets two wines, the Macán and the Macán Clásico, both a full-blooded Rioja of 100% Tempranillo. The Clásico is the base wine, the Mácan the prestige cuvée, in which the term Reserva is avoided.
FACT: In the tab 'Attachments' you will find the official fact sheet of this beautiful wine. We will automatically send you this when you order this wine. The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount . You will see your discount immediately when you choose 'Pick up' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht, almost next to the A16 with plenty of parking. Click here for our address
Type of Wine | Red |
---|---|
Country | Spain |
Region | Rioja |
Appellation | Rioja (Appellation) |
Winery | Benjamin De Rothschild & Vega Sicilia |
Grape | Tempranillo |
Biological certified | No |
Natural wine | No |
Vegan | No |
Vintage | 2020 |
Drinking as of | 2024 |
Drinking till | 2030 |
Alcohol % | 14 |
Alcohol free/low | No |
Content | 0.75 ltr |
Oak aging | Yes |
Sparkling | No |
Dessert wine | No |
Closure | Cork |
Parker rating | 94 |
James Suckling rating | 94 |
Tasting Profiles | Complex, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Kruidig, Rood fruit, Tannines, Vol |
Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Open haard |
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 94
Reviewed by:
Luis Gutiérrez
Release Price:
$75
Drink Date:
2024 - 2030
The 2020 Macán Clásico was cropped from a more generous crop. The grapes were put in a cold chamber for one night and then underwent a cold soak of three to four days, after which they inoculated the yeasts—in 2020, 25% of it was their native yeast. It fermented in stainless steel, and the élevage was 45% in new French and 5% new American oak barrels, 28% in second use barrel and 22% in stainless steel for one year. The bottled wine has 14% alcohol, a pH of 3.78 and 4.5 grams of acidity (tartaric). This is one of the most elegant vintages of this bottling so far. It has showy aromatics with notes of smoky bacon, a bit meaty, and the thing that surprised me the most was the velvety texture. 202,697 bottles, 1,998 magnums and some larger formats produced. It was bottled in August 2022.
I tasted the 2024 releases from this joint venture between Benjamin de Rothschild and Vega Sicilia in Rioja as part of the tasting of the full Tempos Vega Sicilia Group (Vega Sicilia, Pintia, Alión, Benjamin de Rothschild & Vega Sicilia), and I'm including them here too for context and completeness of the Rioja report.
They introduced Garnacha and Graciano in the blend, starting with the 2020 vintage, and began use of 20,000-liter oak foudres in 2021. 2020 is an elegant vintage, while 2019 is more powerful.
Published: Feb 29, 2024
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
James Suckling
Macán Rioja Clásico 2020
Monday, September 18, 2023
CountrySpain
RegionLa Rioja
Vintage2020
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Score
93
Black olives and a hint of black bean puree to the fresh black cherries, damsons and a hint of mint. Refined, medium-bodied palate with fine, fresh tannins that are present but not grainy. Really elegant and long. Drinkable now, but will develop well in the next six to seven years.
Zekun Shuai
Senior Editor
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