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Vega Sicilia & Benjamin de Rothschild - Macan Clasico 2015

Spain

Red

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93/100

Robert Parker

"This is clean, modern and balanced with integrated oak and the usual berry fruit flavors and a touch of spice. The palate is medium-bodied, with grainy tannins and enough elegance to counterbalance the natural power. I think 2015 is a real success, a vintage that surpasses many others." (Wine Advocate 2019 - Robert Parker) Attention, exceptional product! Very limited quantities!

Features

Estate

Vega Sicilia

Cuvée

Macan Clasico

Vintage

2015

Designation

Rioja

Region

Spain

Grape varieties

100% Tempranillo

Terroirs

40-year-old vines located at an altitude of 500 m, on the terraces of San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Labastida, Ábalos and El Villar.

Viticulture

Traditional and meticulous

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Traditional, part of the malolactic fermentation is carried out in barrels (30%).

Breeding

15 months in fine and extra-fine French oak barrels

Alcohol content

14,5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Beautiful garnet-red colour

Nose

Notes of red fruits and sweet spices: cinnamon, vanilla...

Mouth

Fresh, pleasant and elegant, very tasty, with spices covering the soft tannins and a long, very tasty and lively finish.

Serve

AT 16-18°C

Open

1h before

Drink from

2019

Drink before

2024

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with tapas, meat in sauce, game or artisanal charcuterie...

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Expert opinion

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated (2019 guide) 93/100 (Wonderful wine)

Domain rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the wine:

The entry-level Macán Clásico 2015, 100% Tempranillo from the 92 ha of vineyards in the villages of Ábalos, Labastida, El Villar and San Vincente de la Sonsierra. It ferments in stainless steel tanks after cold pre-fermentation, followed by partial malolactic fermentation in barrel and aging for 12 to 14 months in new French oak and one-wine barrels. This was the last vintage fermented in the old winery, but it finished its ageing in the new cellar. The new winery seems to be much better equipped, starting with the 2016 vintage, the wines are more precise, with a wide variety of tanks, notably through the introduction of 4,000-liter foudres, and they can also handle the press wines separately. 2015 is a riper, hotter vintage, but they harvested earlier to find the right balance and avoid over-ripening. It's clean, modern and balanced with integrated oak and the usual berry fruit flavors and a touch of spice. The palate is medium-bodied, with grainy tannins and enough elegance to counterbalance the natural power. I think 2015 is a real success, a vintage that surpasses many others.

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