Tasting Notes
Colour: Intense layer with cherry red background and red rim.
Nose: Very expressive, with the marked typicality of the RODA style. The red fruit is very ripe, along the cherry lines. The nose is very pleasant, comfortable and very clean. There are some black notes and spice nuances. The fruit stands out as a whole, sitting on a limestone mineral base. Just by smelling the wine, you can feel the freshness among the aromas.
Palate: When you try it, flashes of freshness jump out. Medium volume, but with a very good presence in the palate. Very tasty, with a very pleasant fruity sensation, combining sweetness and highlighting freshness, the cherry tops the whole. The tannin is very fine, still somewhat present. There are no wafts in the mouth and the aftertaste once again highlights the freshness and great length. It is a great RODA, fruity, elegant, delicate and with good complexity. A very gastronomic wine, with a wide spectrum of pairings.
Grape Varieties: 89% Tempranillo, 5% Graciano and 6% Garnacha
Aging: In 40% brand new and 60% second use, French oak barrels. 14 months in barrel and 20 months cellaring in bottle.
History of Bodegas Roda
Bodegas Roda as founded in 1987 and its facilities have been adapted to the needs of each time and the pace of development, growing structurally in four phases developed in 1991, 1996, 2000 and 2018. Carmen Daurella and Mario Rotllant arrived in La Rioja with the firm intention of creating a project able to provide the world of winemaking with something new. All have been carried out according to the challenges of each time, the 2018 – which has just been concluded- had an energy objective in line with to the 21st century: optimizing energy efficiency and using renewable energies.
Bodegas Roda is located in the edge of the river Ebro, in a balcony of the Railway Station District (Barrio de la Estación) in Haro, La Rioja, over a XIX century “calado”. The vine growers used to use it to stock their harvests, that would be, subsequently, sent to Bordeaux by train to mitigate the damages caused by phylloxera.
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