Macán
Rioja 2012
Spain
About the SessionRioja anchors the Spanish session with a depth and breadth that rewards both traditionalists and modern-style enthusiasts. La Rioja Alta is the most extensively represented producer, with Gran Reserva 904 spanning multiple vintages and formats, alongside the classic Reservas - Viña Ardanza, Viña Alberdi, and Viña Arana. Beyond Rioja, Sierra Cantabria delivers some of the most sought-after names in the sale. Their single-vineyard Amancio across 2002 and 2007, the Finca El Bosque, and the Colección Privada 2003 represent the very top of the Rioja hierarchy.
LOT 175
Macán
Rioja 2012
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 4 456
Location
Wine Storage
About this Item
Rioja 2012
4 (1 x 4) 750ml
Macán is the flagship wine of Bodegas Benjamin de Rothschild & Vega Sicilia, a joint venture established in 2004 by the Álvarez family of Vega Sicilia and the Compagnie Vinicole Baron Edmond de Rothschild; after five years of vineyard acquisition and evaluation, 2009 was the first vintage, following the Bordeaux model of a first wine and a second wine (Macán Clásico). Made from 100% Tempranillo selected from old vine plots on the slopes of the Sierra Cantabria in Rioja Alta and Alavesa and aged for 16 to 18 months in two-thirds new French oak, it is named after the traditional word for the people of San Vicente de la Sonsierra. The 2012 was a good and well-balanced Rioja vintage. Julia Harding MW from JancisRobinson.com gave it 17.5 out of 20, Thomas Matthews from Wine Spectator gave it a rating of 90, and Josh Raynolds from Vinous gave it a rating of 93.
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