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2020 Macán Clásico

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Score 94/100 · Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate, Feb 2024

The 2020 Macán Clásico was cropped from a more generous yield. 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 inoculate the yeasts; in 2020, 25% of the yeasts were their native yeasts. It fermented in stainless steel, and the élevage was 45% in new French oak and 5% in new American oak barrels, 28% in second-use barrels 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 more was the velvety texture. A total of 202,697 bottles, 1,998 magnums and some larger formats were produced. It was bottled in August 2022.

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Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate

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James Suckling

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James Suckling
Score 93/100 · James Suckling, Nov 2023

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.

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Rioja Alta
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Spain
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Bodegas Benjamin de Rothschild & Vega Sicilia

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Wine

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Still wine

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