Bdgs. Benjamin De Rothschild & Vega Sicilia Macán Clasico Rioja 2018
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Category | Red Wine |
Varietal | |
Origin | Spain, Rioja |
Brand | Bdgs. Benjamin De Rothschild & Vega Sicilia |
Alcohol/vol | 14% |
Wine Enthusiast
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This dark-garnet-colored wine has a nose of black currant, raspberry and milk chocolate. Deep fruit flavors of cassis and dark plums fill the mouth, joined by notes of cocoa powder, tobacco leaf and espresso bean. Fleecy tannins dissipate into a lingering, fruit-filled finish. Drink now through 2037.
Wine Advocate
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Their second wine in the Bordeaux sense is the 2018 Macán Clásico, which in the cooler and late year (they picked between October 2nd and 14th) fermented in stainless steel and matured in 50% new French oak barrels, 10% American oak barrels and 40% used ones for 12 months. The wine has moderate ripeness and alcohol (14%) in a fresher, subtler and more elegant year with good freshness (a pH of 3.75) and balance. It's young and creamy, a baby that will improve as it burns down that fat. Separating the press wine by quality and aging it separately seems to have increased the precision. It has to be one of the finest vintages for this wine; it is round and nicely textured. It could be an improved version of the 2016. 151,411 bottles, 1,053 magnums and some larger formats were filled during August 2020.
Wine Spectator
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A balanced red, medium-bodied and lightly juicy, with supple tannins buoying ripe black raspberry and red licorice notes and savory accents of tobacco and tar. Chewy. Drink now through 2025. 12,818 cases made, 1,417 cases imported.
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