Alvarez家族與 Rothschild 家族瑞士分支的Benjamin de Rothschild 自2004年起, 花費 10 年時光所打造出的高品質酒款。酒莊設立在 Samaniego 村東北, 人稱「San Millán」處,形狀為狹長的矩形,西南角沿展如「鳥喙」狀,往北是坎塔布里亞山脈(Cantabrian),往南則靠近埃布羅河 (Ebro) 河谷,遠處則可看到 Ezcaray 山脈。由Vega Sicilia 家族主導葡萄園的管理,在 Rioja
Alavesa 買下擁有 25 到 80 年樹齡的葡萄園土地,共約 120 公頃。釀造上遵循 Rioja 地區的古老釀製傳統希望能再次證明 Rioja 的經典風格。本系列酒款絕對是別出心裁的大師級手筆。
WA: 94+ Drink: 2020-2028
The 2016 Macán saw a new vinification by plot with the introduction of their new fermentation room. The Tempranillo came from selected vineyards from their 92 hectares; it fermented in oak vats and matured in 4,000-liter and barriques (50/50) for some 16 months and was kept in bottle for three years before being released. They think this 2016 is finally the style they were looking for, a wine with density and freshness. 2016 was the first year they vinified and aged from start to finish in the new winery, and they believe that gave them better control over the fermentations. 2016 is a year with more freshness than 2015, and they are trying to achieve wines with more tension and less power and oak than in the beginning. This could very well be the finest vintage of Macán so far. The grapes were picked between September 17th and October 3rd. 87,792 bottles, 2,570 magnums and some larger formats were produced. The wine was bottled in September 2018.
