Bodega Roda I 2013 - Reserva Rioja 14,5% 3 Liter (in OWC)

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"2013 was an unusual growing season, a wet year after two very dry ones, with cooler temperatures that resulted in a late flowering and a very late harvest because ripening was almost three weeks later than normal. The 2013 Roda I is pure Tempranillo, as they didn't use any Graciano this time, and they had to sort and select the grapes and produced a lot less of this first wine. It has some herbal aromas, and it feels lighter than any of the other vintages of Roda I I tasted next to it. It's fresh and medium-bodied, getting closer to the profile of a Roda. It's a very good effort for the vintage—it's clean and focused and manages to get its poise, and the tannins are quite fine. Only 25,225 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2015: 93 Parker Points."
Reviewed by Luis Gutiérrez of Robert Parker/Wine Advocate.

Bodegas Roda is a leading winery in the Rioja Alta region of Spain, known for its densely fruity wines made predominantly from Tempranillo. The winery, founded in 1987, is located on the edge of the railway station district of Haro next to La Rioja Alta. The vineyards are spread over numerous plots, mostly in Rioja Alta, and are planted to bush vines.

Roda's flagship wine is Cirsion, a wine made from individually identified vines dotted throughout the vineyards. A specific team of harvest workers are trained to identify these vines, which must be low-yielding and more than 40 years old. Unusually for a premium wine, Cirsion only receives around eight months in barrel, as early trials for the wine revealed its smooth texture and fruit complexity with short-term aging. It is released after a further four months in bottle.

Further to the Cirsion, there are two Roda Reserva wines. These are sourced from 17 different vineyard parcels, which are vinified separately in sizeable French oak vats. After one year the barrels designated for the two Roda wines are tasted and blended into one or the other label. Both wines then undergo aging in French oak barriques, followed by at least the minimum period of time in bottle to qualify for Reserva status (three years total aging). The straight Roda wine is usually predominantly Tempranillo with around 10 percent Graciano, while Roda I is usually entirely Tempranillo and spends slightly longer in oak.

Sela, Roda's junior wine, is designed to be soft, easy-going and immediately approachable. It sees 12 months in 50 percent new French oak barrels, though fruit is emphasized over vanilla and wood spices. It is mostly Tempranillo with small amounts of Graciano and Garnacha.

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