Macán
Macán is a modern and very personal interpretation of the finest and most expressive wines in Rioja. It is a commitment to refinement, elegance, complexity and power. It is the flagship brand of Bodegas Benjamin de Rothschild & Vega Sicilia, the joint initiative launched in 2004. Made exclusively from Tempranillo grapes, the fruit comes from a painstaking selection of old plots on elevated terraces and poor, gravelly, clay-limestone soils. Macán is typically more intense than its Clásico sibling with deep aromas of blackcurrants combined with richer notes of sweet spice. The palate is concentrated with hints of blueberry fruit overlaying the blackberry core but, despite all the density of flavour, the wine is incredibly elegant with a mineral freshness. Somehow it clearly has structure and body yet the tannins are almost imperceptible, and resolve effortlessly on the long and beautiful finish.
Bodegas Macán
Macán and Macán Clásico are the joint vision of La Rioja held by two big names in the world of wine, Rothschild and Vega Sicilia. In the classic style of Bordeaux, there is a “Grand Vin” (Macán) and a “Second Wine” (Macán Clásico). This is not traditional Rioja: Macán and Macán Clásico are not blends of various terroirs but aim to express one particular terroir – that of San Vicente de la Sonsierra in Rioja Alta. Locals would say that Macán is the sort of wine Rioja used to make in the 1960s and it should not be considered “modern”, as such. The estate is not following the traditional style of Rioja ageing, nor using the Crianza/Reserva/Gran Reserva scale. In addition, the wines are aged in Burgundian oak in contrast to the region's more traditional use of American oak. The goal is to find an individual expression for the wines, but also for Macán to fit clearly within the Vega Sicilia style.
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Macán
Macán is a modern and very personal interpretation of the finest and most expressive wines in Rioja. It is a commitment to refinement, elegance, complexity and power. It is the flagship brand of Bodegas Benjamin de Rothschild & Vega Sicilia, the joint initiative launched in 2004. Made exclusively from Tempranillo grapes, the fruit comes from a painstaking selection of old plots on elevated terraces and poor, gravelly, clay-limestone soils. Macán is typically more intense than its Clásico sibling with deep aromas of blackcurrants combined with richer notes of sweet spice. The palate is concentrated with hints of blueberry fruit overlaying the blackberry core but, despite all the density of flavour, the wine is incredibly elegant with a mineral freshness. Somehow it clearly has structure and body yet the tannins are almost imperceptible, and resolve effortlessly on the long and beautiful finish.
Macán and Macán Clásico are the joint vision of La Rioja held by two big names in the world of wine, Rothschild and Vega Sicilia. In the classic style of Bordeaux, there is a “Grand Vin” (Macán) and a “Second Wine” (Macán Clásico). This is not traditional Rioja: Macán and Macán Clásico are not blends of various terroirs but aim to express one particular terroir – that of San Vicente de la Sonsierra in Rioja Alta. Locals would say that Macán is the sort of wine Rioja used to make in the 1960s and it should not be considered “modern”, as such. The estate is not following the traditional style of Rioja ageing, nor using the Crianza/Reserva/Gran Reserva scale. In addition, the wines are aged in Burgundian oak in contrast to the region's more traditional use of American oak. The goal is to find an individual expression for the wines, but also for Macán to fit clearly within the Vega Sicilia style.
