VINTAGE 2003

RODA I

Black fruit in a wine with character that maintains the freshness of the fruit.

RODA I is blended with parcels that that year have ripened in a black fruit profile. The deep black fruit, is almost always dominated by the plumb and supported by mineral notes, chocolate and balsamic sensations, that form an ensemble that slowly flows from the furthest side of the glass until it becomes huge in the entrance of the nose. In the mouth, the volume becomes evident, the fruit complexity nicely surrounds the mouth cavity showing the numerous and polished tannins. The wine gets longer making stronger the retro nasal sensation every time we breathe. A fruity and fresh sensation will last, inviting us to continue drinking.

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PARKER

CLIMATIC CYCLE

40ºC in the shade on the 13th of August, and highs of 32,5ºC in summer. A very rainy winter (rain and snow). 529,3 mm. of precipitations in the vine-growing year.

Excellent spring and bud break => Great vegetative expression. A historically warm summer which caused great water demand. The old bush vineyards endured well.

Rainfall during the first fortnight of September. The harvest improved at the end.

TECHNICAL DATA

Production area:

D.O.Ca.Rioja

Variety:

100% Tempranillo

Vineyards:

Bush vines over 30 years old, yields limited to 1,5 kgs per vine.

Harvest:

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

Fermentation:

Spontaneous alcoholic fermentation in French oak vats followed by malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels

Aging:

In 50% brand new and 50% second use, French oak barrels. 16 months in barrel and 20 months cellaring in bottle

Stabilisation:

Natural methods

Clarification:

Lyophilized egg white

Alcohol content:

14,5% Vol.

Packaging:

Wooden cases of 6 bottles

Formats:

Bottles of 50cl, 75cl, 1,5l, 3l and 6l.

TASTING

Colour:

Very covered, deep, with a red edge and an intense picota cherry background.

Nose:

Of ripe black fruits, highlighting the black plum. Some mineral notes.

Chocolate, licorice, mint. Wood goes unnoticed.

Palate:

Voluminous, without troughs on the palate, silky in texture, with very fine tannins. Black fruit, plum, mint chocolate.

Elegant, full, very long, persistent and fresh. Harmonious, very well assembled all its registers. He invites us to continue having another drink.

Tasting held in Haro on March 29th, 2017

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