2016 Bodegas Benjamin Rothschild and Vega Sicilia Macán Clasico Rioja [WE91]

Producer: Bodegas Benjamin Rothschild and Vega Sicilia  
Region: Rioja, Spain  
Varietal: Tempranillo  
Year: 2016 

Wine Enthusiast, 91 Points 

"Rubbery blackberry and peppery spice aromas lead to a palate with piercing acidity that might be perceived as shrill. Tangy red-plum flavors are so intense and shear that there's a citric element to this cool-vintage Rioja. On the finish, which is racy and choppy in feel, spice notes return. Drink through 2030."  

Winemaker Notes: 

"Macan Clasico is the joint vision that two great names of the wine world, Rothschild and Vega Sicilia, have of La Rioja. It is a very elegant wine, where the harmony of the aromas and flavors show the authenticity of the land from where they come and its capacity to produce great wines. 

Macan Clasico is very approachable and expressive, more pleasant and pleasurable when drunk with a marked character of the land from which it comes and a simplicity that makes it very attractive." 

Alcohol: 14% 

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