Macan Clasico 2020

The 2020 Macán Clásico was cropped from a more generous yield. 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 inoculate the yeasts; in 2020, 25% of the yeasts were their native yeasts. It fermented in stainless steel, and the élevage was 45% in new French oak and 5% in new American oak barrels, 28% in second-use barrels 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 more was the velvety texture.

Score: 94

Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2024-2030 04 January 2024