2021 Roda Reserva
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The 2021 Roda, the wine that was once called Roda II, with more red fruit than black and a more approachable profile, was produced with a blend of Tempranillo with 6% Garnacha and 5% Graciano in this cooler and very complete year. It has notes of aromatic herbs, wild berries and flowers, quite spicy and with a medium-bodied palate, contained ripeness and 14% alcohol, and the 2021 polished and round tannins make it very harmonious and long. The élevage was in 50/50 new and second-use French barriques and lasted 14 months. The oak is neatly integrated, and the wine shows young and clean. 149,200 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2023.
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James Suckling
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
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Touches of balsamic and iodine to the rich blackberries, mocha and dark cherries. Rich yet chalky and savory, with a full body and structured, very fine-grained tannins. Drink from 2025.
The 2021 Roda is 89% Tempranillo, 6% Garnacha and 5% Graciano from old vines, aged 14 months in French oak (half new). Garnet in hue, it delivers black fruit, plum, mint and light cedar aromas. On the palate, it’s smooth and juicy with fine tannins. The slightly warm, ripe tone reflects the year, but this remains bright and expressive.
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