Roda Reserva 75cl 2018-2019

91% Tempranillo, 5% Graciano, 4% Garnacha.

Roda Reserva komt uit Rioja

Roda Reserva heeft 16 maanden gerijpt op Frans eikenhout en is een krachtige, complexe wijn met aroma's van rood en zwart fruit, kruiden, koffie, vanille en peper. Een moderne stijl Rioja van een hoog niveau.

Uitstekende combinatie met rood vlees, wild, boeuf bourguignon, paté, jamón en harde kazen. De optimale serveertemperatuur voor is 17°C. 

Robert Paker:

The wines are quite transparent of the vintage conditions, with the 2019 Roda being round, lush and velvety, with polished and sleek tannins and more volume and concentration, reflecting a low-yielding, warm and dry year. This is a cuvée with more red than black fruit produced with 91% Tempranillo, 5% Graciano and 4% Garnacha from 30-year-old vines fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in French barriques, 50% of them new, the other 50% second-use for 14 months. It's a red with 14.5% alcohol, ripe fruit, measured oak and integrated acidity.

I tasted the first white from Roda and a lot of reds to get up to date with current and near future releases. They now control 120 hectares of vineyards, of which they own 70, and produce 400,000 bottles. They consider 2018 as one of the most challenging years in their history (together with 1992) and 2019 as an excellent vintage with a limited crop.

June 2022

Penin:

Colour: dark-red cherry, garnet rim

Aroma: black fruit, dried herbs, spicy, characterful

Flavour: good structure, flavourful, spicy, long