WELCOME
MacRobert & Canals is a company that strives to search and deliver special wines from La Rioja. Hand crafting wines from small vineyard
plots using a combination of techniques and skill to deliver the very best grapes into wine in bottle. We understand the
connection between the purity in the glass and hard work in the vineyards.
ABOUT US
La Rioja is one of the most well known wine regions of the world. The climate and soil have the capacity to produce grapes of
exceptional quality that transcend into wines of exceptional quality and character. MacRobert & Canals aspires to participate in this line
and respect and maintain the spirit of traditional Rioja producing wines that are modern yet traditional.
For me this represents a great challenge and satisfaction to learn and develop in a place as traditional as Rioja, sharing
experiences I have acquired working in other wine regions of the world.
Laventura is the name of our first wine; it intends to unite ¨aventura¨ and ¨ventura¨. Two words in Spanish and English that
describe adventure and venture uniting uncertainty and risk with a certain amount of luck and fortune.
We aspire to convince you to participate in our adventure and have the venture to drink our wines.
Vineyards
We search the whole of Rioja for the very best and unique vineyards that produce quality fruit. Care is taken to nurture and manage the vines throughout the different growing seasons as each season demands different techniques and practices to optimise quality and expression.
Cellar
We use the best suited barrels and cement tanks to ferment and age the wine. Our focus is on preserving the fruit and purity of the vineyards in separate lots bringing out the best of what each vineyard has to offer.
THE WINEMAKER
Bryan MacRobert was born in Cape Town South Africa, where he grew up on a farm North of Cape Town running around in the vineyards in the Swartland region. Where he learnt to cultivate vineyards and to produce his first wines whilst studying Viticulture and Oenology at Stellenbosch University in South Africa.
After graduating he spent seven years travelling between North and South: Spain and South Africa, two very different countries with something in common: great wines. He was working between Priorat and Swartland, and at the same time starting his own small project in South Africa.
Working in these regions, Bryan learnt how to make wine from ageing vineyard plots that produce special, unique wines of high quality. Wines made from the soil.
But then, how did he end up with his adventure in Rioja? Among falling in love not just with the region´s fine wines, he realized the great diversity that this region could offer and all the new challenges to discover.
Although he still keeps to his roots and produces South African wines, with his own small company Bryan MacRobert Wines, in 2013 he started his new adventure in Rioja: MacRobert & Canals.
In both companies, the main attention is paid to the quality of the farming and the grapes. That’s the only secret to make a good wine.
Bryan now lives in Logroño, La Rioja and overseas all the wine production and cultivation of the vineyards of MacRobert & Canals. Respecting the challenge, learning and developing the potential Rioja has to offer. All vineyards are farmed according to organic guidelines and principals. Sustainable production is favoured in the production of the products produced by Bryan MacRobert.
We as MacRobert & Canals invite you to try and discover our caring cultivation of the land, passion and effort that has been captured in each bottle.
VINTAGE 2016
Laventura LANAVE 2016
Made from a blend of 50% Grenache and 50% Tempranillo, the two main red varieties planted in Rioja
Grapes are handpicked, and naturally fermented on the skins in open top fermenters. Once pressed the Grenache is aged in cement tanks for one year and the Tempranillo is aged for one year in oak barrels.
This wine has a medium ruby colour dominated by primary fruit aromas of strawberry, cherries and black berries. The palate is light and textured with a soft and balanced tannin. Good acidity, body and length.
| Alchohol | 14,5 % |
| Total Acid | 5,00 g/l g |
| pH | 3,68 |
| Total Sulphur | 80 mg/l |
| RS | 3,20 g/l |
| Bottles | 5.000 |
This wine is made from the white grape variety Viura otherwise known as Macabeo.
The grapes are picked by hand, sorted, destemmed, naturally fermented and aged for one year in wood.
This wine has a lemon colour with primary fruit aromas such as apple, pear, lemon, lime, peach and apricot. Secondary aromas of brioche and nuts are present due to the lees contact and barrel ageing for one year. The palate is textured and layered. Good acidity, body and length.
| Alchohol | 12,5 % |
| Total Acid | 5,6 g/l g |
| pH | 3,28 |
| Total Sulphur | 90 mg/l |
| RS | 1,00 g/l |
| Bottles | 3.300 |
Laventura Malvasía 2016
This wine is made from Malvasia, one of the minority white grape varieties permitted to grow in Rioja.
The grapes are picked by hand, sorted, destemmed and naturally fermented on the skins like a red wine. Once pressed, it is aged for one year in cement. This wine is made with the intention to express the characteristics and aromas of the variety Malvasia made in an oxidative style with skin contact.
This wine has a golden colour with primary floral aromas of honeysuckle and fruit aromas of gooseberry, lemon rind, peach, apricot and quince. Secondary aromas such as butter, nuts, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg are present due to the lees contact and oxidative ageing for one year. Slight presence of tertiary aromas such as honey and hay. The palate is textured and layered with a slight waxiness. The tannin is exclusively from the grapes. Good acidity, body and palate length.
| Alchohol | 12,00 % |
| Total Acid | 5,00 g/l g |
| pH | 3,45 |
| Total Sulphur | 30 g/l |
| RS | 1 g/l |
| Bottles | 1.000 |
Laventura Tempranillo 2016
This wine is made from Tempranillo, the most planted variety in Rioja.
The grapes are picked by hand, sorted, destemmed, naturally fermented and aged for one year in 500 litre barrels.
This wine has a medium ruby colour with primary fruit aromas of raspberries, redcurrant, red cherries, black cherries, black berries and plums. Secondary aromas such as toast, nutmeg and cloves due to the lees contact and ageing for one year in barrel. The palate is textured with a present tannin. Good acidity, body and length. Good ageing potential on this wine.
| Alchohol | 14,00 % |
| Total Acid | 5,2 g/l g |
| pH | 3,68 |
| Total Sulphur | 80 g/l |
| RS | 2,0 g/l |
| Bottles | 3.300 |
Laventura Garnacha 2016
This wine is made from Grenache, one of the main red varieties cultivated in Rioja.
The grapes are picked by hand, sorted, destemmed, naturally fermented and aged for one year in 600 litre barrels.
This wine has a pale ruby colour with primary fruit aromas of red fruit such as cranberry, raspberry, strawberry and red cherry. Secondary aromas such as brioche and cinnamon due to the lees contact and ageing for one year in barrel. The palate is light and textured with a soft tannin. Good acidity, body and length.
| Alchohol | 14,50 % |
| Total Acid | 5,90 g/l g |
| pH | 3,33 |
| Total Sulphur | 70 mg/l |
| RS | 1,6 g/l |
| Bottles | 1500 |
VINTAGE 2015
Laventura LANAVE 2015
Made from a blend of 50% Grenache and 50% Tempranillo, the two main red varieties planted in Rioja.
Grapes are handpicked, and naturally fermented on the skins in open top fermenters. Once pressed the Grenache is aged in cement tanks for one year and the Tempranillo is aged for one year in oak barrels.
This wine has a medium ruby colour dominated by primary fruit aromas of strawberry, cherries and black berries. The palate is light and textured with a soft and balanced tannin. Good acidity, body and length.
| Alchohol | 14,5 % |
| Total Acid | 5,42 g/l g |
| pH | 3,56 |
| Total Sulphur | 80 mg/l |
| RS | 2,80 g/l |
| Bottles | 5.000 |
Laventura Viura 2015
Laventura Viura, made from the white grape variety Viura otherwise known as Macabeo. The wine is naturally fermented and aged for one year in 600L oak barrels.
This wine has a lemon colour with primary fruit aromas such as apple, pear, lemon, lime, peach and apricot. Secondary aromas of brioche and nuts are present due to the lees contact and barrel ageing for one year. The palate is textured and layered. Good acidity, body and length.
| Alchohol | 12,5 % |
| Total Acid | 5,6 g/l g |
| pH | 3,28 |
| Total Sulphur | 100 mg/l |
| RS | 1,80 g/l |
| Bottles | 3.300 |
Laventura Malvasía 2015
This wine is made from Malvasia, one of the minority white grape varieties permitted in Rioja.
The Malvasia is picked by hand, destemmed and naturally fermented on the skins like a red wine. Once pressed, it is aged for one year in cement.
This wine is made with the intention to express the characteristics and aromas of the variety Malvasia made in an oxidative style with skin contact.
This wine has a golden colour with primary floral aromas of honeysuckle and fruit aromas of gooseberry, lemon rind, peach, apricot and quince. Secondary aromas such as butter, nuts, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg are present due to the lees contact and oxidative ageing for one year. Slight presence of tertiary aromas such as honey and hay. The palate is textured and layered with a slight waxiness. The tannin is exclusively from the grapes. Good acidity, body and palate length.
| Alchohol | 12,50 % |
| Total Acid | 5,25 g/l g |
| pH | 3,42 |
| Total Sulphur | 30 g/l |
| RS | 0,35 g/l |
| Bottles | 1.000 |
Laventura Tempranillo 2015
This wine is made from Tempranillo the most planted variety in Rioja. Grapes are handpicked, sorted, destemmed and naturally fermented. The wine is aged for one year in 500 litre barrels.
This wine has a medium ruby colour with primary fruit aromas of raspberries, redcurrant, red cherries, black cherries, black berries and plums. Secondary aromas such as toast, vanilla, nutmeg and cloves due to the lees contact and ageing for one year in barrel. The palate is textured with good tannins. Good acidity, body and length.
| Alchohol | 13,50 % |
| Total Acid | 5,42 g/l g |
| pH | 3,68 |
| Total Sulphur | 80 g/l |
| RS | 1,9 g/l |
| Bottles | 3.300 |
Laventura Garnacha 2015
This wine is made from Grenache, one of the main red varieties cultivated in Rioja. The Grenache is handpicked, sorted, destemmed and naturally fermented. Then pressed and aged for one year in a 600L barrels.
This wine has a pale ruby colour with primary fruit aromas of red fruit such as cranberry, raspberry, strawberry and red cherry. Secondary aromas such brioche, vanilla and cinnamon due to the lees contact and ageing for one year in barrel.
The palate is light and textured with soft tannins. Good acidity, body and length.
| Alchohol | 14,50 % |
| Total Acid | 5,92 g/l g |
| pH | 3,46 |
| Total Sulphur | 80 mg/l |
| RS | 1,2 g/l |
| Bottles | 1500 |
Barranco del San Ginés 2015
This wine is made from a single vineyard planted in 1935.
The vineyard is 600m high, terraced and situated on an east facing slope on the white limestone soils in Laguardia, Rioja Alavesa.
As with the old Tempranillo vineyards of Rioja, it is planted with unirrigated bushvines with a narrow row spacing of 1,64m X 1,64m.
The grapes are cultivated under organic guidelines. Handpicked, carefully sorted, destemmed and naturally fermented in cement tanks. The wine is aged for two years in wood.
This wine has a medium ruby colour with primary fruit aromas of raspberries, cherries, bramble and blackcurrant. Secondary aromas of brioche and toast followed by tertiary aromas of forest floor, figs and earth. It expresses the typicity of the soil and climate of Laguardia. The palate is elegant and well textured with smooth tannins. Good acidity, body and length. Great ageing potential.
| Alchohol | 14,00 % |
| Total Acid | 5,4 g/l g |
| pH | 3,6 |
| Total Sulphur | 80 mg/l |
| RS | 1,9 g/l |
| Bottles | 1500 |
VINTAGE 2014
Laventura LANAVE 2014
This wine is made from Tempranillo and Grenache grapes selected from small plots in Rioja.
The grapes are de-stemmed and fermented and aged in Stainless steel for one year before being bottled. This wine has a light ruby red colour, perfumed nose full of fresh juicy red fruit, soft tannins and an elegant smooth finish.
Elaborado con uvas de Garnacha tinta de la subzona de Rioja Baja. El viñedo está plantado en suelo aluvial con cantos rodados. Tras el despalillado, la fermentación se realiza en depósitos de acero inoxidable donde también el vino se cría durante un año antes de su embotellado. El vino tiene un ligero color rojo rubí, nariz perfumada con intensa fruta roja, y taninos suaves con un elegante y sedoso final.
| Alchohol | 14,0 % |
| Total Acid | 5,1 g/l g |
| pH | 4,64 |
| Total Sulphur | 78 mg/l |
| RS | 2,5 g/l |
| Bottles | 2.998 |
Laventura Viura 2014
Old vine field blend of Viura with some 10% other varieties from Rioja.
2014 was a warmer vintage expressed by the variety through natural fermentation and organic cultivation. Fermented in a 600 liters oak barrels. The wine is very floral on the nose, expressing geraniums, dandelions and fruits like pear, white peach and hints of lemon.
On the palate, one notes the biscuit and cookie dough aromas from one year lees ageing without battonage in barrel. Integrated acidity maintains a rigid back bone backed by minerality and saltiness. Mouth watering.
| Alchohol | 12,6 % |
| Total Acid | 5,88 g/l g |
| pH | 3,22 |
| Total Sulphur | 100 mg/l |
| RS | 2,1 g/l |
| Bottles | 3.890 |
Laventura Malvasía 2014
High altitude single vineyard Malvasia hugging the Sierra Cantabria. The cool climate wards off botrytis and helps the grapes ripen late till they reach a golden red colour.
Fermented as a red wine on skins for 3 weeks the wine is aged in a cement egg for one year without sulphur or wood or any additions.
The nose is fruit dominated by oxidative fruit aromas such as apple and quince accompanied by sweet honey aromas. An interesting palate mix of flavours from ginger to apple cider backed by natural acidity and green herbs. Saline and grippy. Interesting orange wine that is well refined.
| Alchohol | 11,8 % |
| Total Acid | 6,1 g/l g |
| pH | 3,25 |
| Total Sulphur | 30 g/l |
| RS | 1,8 g/l |
| Bottles | 750 |
Laventura Tempranillo 2014
80% Tempranillo from bush vines in Rioja Alavesa and 10% Grenache from Rioja Alta and 10% Grenache from Rioja Baja. Average age of the vines over 40 years old. Fermented in open fermenters with punch downs and aged in 500L barrels.
Fine and floral nose accompanied by figs, fennel and lemon grass. On the palate there is crunchy grippy red fruit with fresh acidity and soft tannins. Juicy and elegant with minerality and salinity that lingers on the palate. Pleasant long finish. Great wine to drink now or to age.
| Alchohol | 13,3 % |
| Total Acid | 5,4 g/l g |
| pH | 3,55 |
| Total Sulphur | 80 g/l |
| RS | 1,6 g/l |
| Bottles | 4.995 |