2004 Roda Reserva
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Tasted at the London Wine Trade Fair. Based upon 81% Tempranillo, the Roda Reserva has a warm, inviting bouquet with wild strawberry, leather, a touch of burnt toast and gravel. Good density and weight on the entry with soft, sensuous texture, but building to a smooth, succulent, red-berry, cranberry finish with a hint of roasted herbs and cooked meats that glide across the palate. Slips down the throat with ease. Tasted May 2009.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Josh Raynolds
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Deep red. Vibrant red berry and floral aromas are complicated by dried rose and smoky Indian spice notes. Deeply concentrated raspberry and cherry flavors display liqueur-like sweetness brightened by hints of candied flowers and black pepper. The spicy note lingers on the long, lively finish, which repeats the red fruit element. I like this wine's vivacity and clarity.
Tempranillo with 14% Graciano and a smidgen of Carignan/Mazuelo. Coffee beans on the nose and lots of sweet fruit on the palate. Very jazzy and confident. Masses of ripe fruit and then an oak overlay. No pain on the finish – no gratingly dry tannins. Long. Electric. Very well made. (JR)
About the producer
While being one of the youngest estates in Rioja, Bodegas Roda has quickly become one of its finest and certainly most innovative. The estate was set up in 1987. The name Roda is the contraction of the two owners’ names, Mario Rottlant Solá and Carmen Daurella Aguilera