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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2021

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Year

2021

JAMES SUCKLING

PEÑÍN

CLIMATIC CYCLE

There was snow and enough moisture in winter. The entire spring was very dry, but the vineyard vegetated well due to the winter 2020 reserves. Spring temperatures, especially those of March and April, were cool.

July was very dry, with a few isolated days of intense heat. August was also very sequential. Even though, average summer temperatures were lower than those of recent years. The summer drought reduced production, leaving a year of moderate harvest. In September it rained in La Rioja, but in the Haro area rainfall was scarce.

Magnificent weather at the end of September and October, which contributed to a magnificent end of ripening. The harvest was less early than in previous years, beginning on September 22nd and ending on October 20th. 456 mm. of rainfall were collected in the vegetative cycle and the thermal integral was lower than the previous years. The final result was an excellent vintage at Bodegas RODA.

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% Vol.

Packaging:

Wooden cases of 3 bottles

Formats:

Bottles of 75cl and 1,5l

TASTING

Colour:

It has a beautiful straw yellow colour that is reminiscent of wheat fields in summer and speaks of its upbringing.

Nose:

It is very delicate, with good intensity. Little by little it opens and the aromas fill the glass, increasing its presence. Fruits appear, among which grapefruit, quince and white-fleshed peaches stand out. There are memories of fresh elderflowers and rhubarb stalks. A whole set that is far from the tropicality so common in whites. The feeling of the nose is full, complex, comfortable and fresh.

Palate:

In the palate it is where it becomes larger, you feel the fatty volume, without excesses, the amplitude and the enormous length, with a marked acidity that provides magnificent freshness. Notes of grapefruit appear with a very pleasant subtle bitterness, accompanied by quince and peaches in the background. All the aromas are felt again in a powerful retronasal route. It is a wine with a lot of nerve and a mineral background of limestone notes. It maintains the character and originality of its predecessors, with the peculiarity of the excellent 2021 vintage. A very gastronomic wine with an autumnal character.

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