Benjamin de Rothschild & Vega Sicilia Macán Rioja Clásico 2016

Tim Atkin

Guia Peñin

Colour: deep cherry. Nose: ripe fruit, dried herbs, creamy oak, red berry notes. Palate: powerful, ripe fruit, spicy, round tannins.

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.

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.