2015 Benjamin de Rothschild & Vega Sicilia Macán Classico, Castille-La Mancha
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Tempranillo (100%), average age of vineyard 40 years
Bodegas Benjamin de Rothschild & Vega Sicilia was born in 2004 as a result of the joint venture between Tempos Vega Sicilia and the Winemaking Company Baron Edmond de Rothschild. Both firms share the idea of making great wines in Rioja, a unique, singular, inimitable winegrowing region. After a five year period of terroirs evaluation and acquisition of 92 ha of vineyard, the project takes shape in 2009 with the first vintage of two wines, Macán and Macán Clásico. The philosophy is to offer a modern and unique vision of Rioja following the Bordeaux model of a first and second wine.
Macán offers the purest expression of Rioja´s Tempranillo. It is fresh, jovial and pleasant. It is a wine deeply attached to its territory. Freshness, fruitiness and delicacy are its signs of identity. It is produced in stainless steel casks; part of its malolactic fermentation in oak; new oak and single use barrel ageing for 12 to 14 months determined only by the characteristics of the vintage. It is balanced in bottle for over 18 months.
‘The entry level here is the 2015 Macán Clásico, pure Tempranillo from their 92 hectares of vineyards in the villages of Ábalos, Labastida, El Villar and San Vicente de la Sonsierra. It fermented in stainless steel after a cold soak, followed by malolactic partly in barriques and an élevage of 12 to 14 months in new and second use French oak barrels. This is the last vintage that was fermented in the old winery, but it has already finished its élevage in the new winery. They have much better facilities now, and they feel they have more precision from 2016 onward, as they have a great diversity of fermentation vessels; they have introduced 4,000-liter oak vats, and they can also treat the press wine separately. 2015 is a riper and warmer vintage, but they harvested quite early to find balance and avoid over-ripeness. It's clean, modern and balanced, with integrated oak and the classical berry flavors with a spicy twist. The palate is medium to full-bodied, with some grainy tannins and enough elegance to counterbalance the natural power. I would say it's a very successful 2015, a vintage that is overdelivering in many cases.
93 points Luis Gutiérrez Drink 2019-24 June 29 2019 The Wine Advocate
| Product/Service Sold Out | Yes |
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| En Primeur | No |
| New Arrivals | No |
| Wine Type | Red Wine |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Castilla La Mancha |
| Varietals | Tempranillo |
| Vintage | 2014 |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
| Wine Points | 93 |
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