BR & VS - Macán Clásico 2020 (750ml)
Price: $74.99
| Producer | BR & VS |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Rioja |
| Varietal | Tempranillo |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 201399 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Wine Advocate: 94 Points
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.
Wine Spectator: 90 Points
Fine-grained, creamy tannins are well-meshed with juicy black cherry and mulberry fruit, rooibos tea leaf, red licorice, cocoa powder and fresh earth flavors in this supple, silky red. Drink now through 2030.
