RODA I Blanco

A wine that emerges after years of tests and tastings, the first white wine from Bodegas RODA.

The orography of the Haro area is made up of small vineyard hills cultivated at all winds. The upper parts of the slopes, highly eroded by centuries of tillage, are very poor and do not adapt well to the Tempranillo variety. Formerly, these heads were used to plant white varieties, more vigorous and productive than Tempranillo. Small plots of vines planted in the most eroded soils. The soils are made up of alternating sedimentary rocks of sandstone and limestone marl, and on many occasions the sandstone is clearly visible. These Viuras live directly on the Tertiary soil. Along with them, other varieties were planted, such as Malvasía de Rioja, Garnacha Blanca and some that were destined for table consumption, such as Calagraño and Moscatel, which in this case are discarded. With a base of Viura and small proportions of Garnacha Blanca and Malvasía de Rioja, the must is macerated in French oak vats, and then fermented in the same vat and in bocoys, also made of French oak. It is in the latter that RODA I Blanco is aged for 18 months, to which are added another 18 in bottle before being in the market.

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Year

2022

PEÑÍN

CLIMATIC CYCLE

During Winter and early spring, there was good rainfall and quite low temperatures. Budbreak was somewhat late and timid. By May, there was a 10-day delay. June was a very hot month, reaching 40ºC on the 18th. Withing a month, we went from a 10-day phenological delay to a 10-day advance. The drought was severe, with long heatwaves throughout July, with temperatures reaching 41ºC.

Summer was very hot and dry, with veraison occurring the last week of July. Harvest was early and healthy, starting on September 6th.

Rainfall: 396 mm. Thermal index: 1925 degree-days.

TECHNICAL DATA

Production area:

D.O.Ca.Rioja

Variety:

Mainly Viura and a small part of Malvasía de Rioja and Garnacha Blanca

Vineyards:

In the old vineyards around us, the highest and poorest parts of the vineyards were planted with Viura, with some vines of Malvasía de Rioja and Garnacha Blnca. With these grapes we have produced this RODA I Blanco

Age of the vineyards:

Old bush vines

Harvest:

Hand-picked in 16 kg crates and hand sorted at the winery

Fermentation:

Maceration in French oak vats. Fermentation in French oak vats and bocoys

Aging:

18 months in French oak bocoys and 18 months in bottle before release

Stabilisation:

Natural methods

Clarification:

Lyophilized egg white

Alcohol content:

14,5% Vol.

Packaging:

Wooden cases of 3 bottles

Formats:

Bottles of 75cl and 1,5l

TASTING

Colour:

Amber yellow, bright, with glints of wheat straw.

Nose:

Very intense, with ripe peach aromas standing out. Notes of quince and grapefruit bring a very fresh character to the wine. The oak is perfectly integrated, making it hard to guess that the wine spent 18 months in oak. Clear mineral notes reminiscent of limestone are also present.

Palate:

Very full-bodied and incredibly fresh – a rare combination! The volume of the peach blends with the freshness of rhubarb, the slight bitterness of quince, and the citrus memory of grapefruit. The wine is dry but it has enough fat, it is not heavy due to the great freshness. It has a firm texture, reminiscent of the smoothness of a fresh Viura. On the finish, we find lingering aromas of freshness, lightness and a slight bitterness remain, lasting and lasting.

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