2018 | Bodegas Roda 'Roda I' Reserva | Rioja 3L Glera (Prosecco) and just about perfect balance

and just about perfect balance

There is enough reduction to push the fruit to the background

The whole is completed by a touch of garrigue and tapenade and structured by delicious small tannins

and it finishes long and toasty

candied mango and candlewax aromas are threaded with Hawaiian spice and plumeria blossom

2018 | Bodegas Roda 'Roda I' Reserva | Rioja 3L Glera (Prosecco) and just about perfect balanceThe 2018 Roda I is in line with the other 2018s, lower alcohol, grainier tannins and a little more earthy rusticity that to me translates into more character and less polished wines. This was a blend of 92% Tempranillo, 6% Graciano and 2% Garnacha from 30+ year old vines mostly around Haro that are selected because they deliver black rather than red fruit. It's a red with 14% alcohol and a pH of 3. 68. 94 Pts Robert Parker