Benjamin de Rothschild & Vega Sicilia Macán Rioja Clásico 2016

Vega Sicilia og Château Lafite-Rothschild i ét og samme glas? Vi lover en Rioja-oplevelse, der vil sende dine smagsløg direkte i himlen!

Macán er et joint venture mellem franske Baron Benjamin de Rothschild og Pablo Alvarez fra Vega-Sicilia. Så er liebhaverstilen ligesom lagt. Her rækker kun det bedste:

Hele 10 år brugte gigant-duoen på opkøb af topmarker med 40 år gamle Tempranillo-stokke i det vestlige Rioja, hvor kølig atlanterhavsluft giver druer og vin med ægte Bordeaux-raffinement.

Resultatet er en Rioja af fineste skuffe. Forædlet på ny fransk barrique og 5% amerikanske egetræsfade fra Vega Sicilias eget bødkeri.

2016 Clásico er med Parkers ord: “one of the finest vintages for this cuvée.”

Anmeldelser af Macán Rioja Clásico 2016

94/100 Tim Atkin

94/100 Guia Peñin
“Colour: deep cherry. Nose: ripe fruit, dried herbs, creamy oak, red berry notes. Palate: powerful, ripe fruit, spicy, round tannins.”

93+/100 Robert Parker
“The 2016 Macán Clásico is their second wine in the Bordeaux sense. In 2016, they fermented the wine in stainless steel and reduced the number of new barrels to 50%, while 5% of the barrels were produced with American oak at the Vega Sicilia cooperage. The new winery was 100% ready and now has much better facilities. The élevage lasted 12 months, and this has contained ripeness and integrated oak. The year had freshness and balance and helped to produce lighter and more expressive wines, like this one. This has to be one of the finest vintages for this cuvée.”

93/100 James Suckling
"A very perfumed red with ultra fine and chewy tannins that coat the mouth and draw you down the linear line of this wine. Purple fruit, stones and blue fruit. Medium to full body. Better in 2021, but already beautiful."