2017 Roda Reserva
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A perfumed Rioja with aromas of spiced plums, mulberries, dried herbs, smoked meat and tobacco. It’s medium-to full-bodied with plush tannins and lively acidity. Spicy and creamy with a flavorful finish. Drink now or hold.
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James Suckling
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
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They look for red fruit (and dress the bottle with a red capsule) in the 2017 Roda, but tasting it next to the 2016, you see a different ripeness in this unusually early and hurried year. The wine is a little weaker and feels more affected by the élevage in oak, noticeable in the aromas and in the creamy palate. This is a Roda to drink younger than the more-complete 2016. In 2017, there was 6% Graciano and 5% Garnacha to complement the Tempranillo. 122,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2019.
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