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.
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Critics Ratings
“Inky dark crimson with a blackish cast at the rim, rather like crushed mulberry. More spicy than the Clásico. And, if possible, even more fragrant, impressive to find an expressive wine when it is otherwise still so youthful. Tannins are much thicker here, in a way that I associate with oak influence. Very dry compact texture and far less open on the palate than on the nose.” - Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17.5/20 (Mar 2016)
“Licorice and graphite notes frame black cherry and dried herb flavors in this polished red. Not exuberant, but balanced, with harmony and depth.” - Thomas Matthews, Wine Spectator, 90/100 (Sep 2016)
“(two-thirds new French oak) Bright purple. Intensely perfumed aromas of ripe, oak-spiced black and blue fruits, vanilla, incense and pungent flowers, along with smoky mineral and pipe tobacco notes. Broad, fleshy and sweet, offering pliant blueberry, cherry-vanilla and mocha flavors that firm up slowly on the back half. Rich yet energetic in character, displaying impressive finishing definition and smooth tannins that add closing grip to the wine's densely packed, sweet fruit.” - Josh Raynolds, Vinous, 93/100 (Feb 2019)
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