Macan Classico 2020 Benjamin de Rothschild & Vega Sicilia

Classification	Cru Classe
Type	Red
Brand	Benjamin de Rothschild & Vega Sicilia
Vintage	2020
Country	Spain
Region	Rioja
Grape	Tempranillo
Volume	1,5
Condition	Perfect
Label	Perfect
Drinkable	-2030
Stock	2

Professional reviews

Robert Parker (94)

The 2020 Macán Clásico was cropped from a more generous crop. The grapes were put in a cold chamber for one night and then underwent a cold soak of three to four days, after which they inoculated the yeasts—in 2020, 25% of it was their native yeast. It fermented in stainless steel, and the élevage was 45% in new French and 5% new American oak barrels, 28% in second use barrel and 22% in stainless steel for one year. The bottled wine has 14% alcohol, a pH of 3.78 and 4.5 grams of acidity (tartaric). This is one of the most elegant vintages of this bottling so far. It has showy aromatics with notes of smoky bacon, a bit meaty, and the thing that surprised me the most was the velvety texture.

James Suckling (93)

Black olives and a hint of black bean puree to the fresh black cherries, damsons and a hint of mint. Refined, medium-bodied palate with fine, fresh tannins that are present but not grainy. Really elegant and long. Drinkable now, but will develop well in the next six to seven years.