Production area:

D.O.Ca.Rioja

Variety:

95% Tempranillo, 3% Graciano and 2% Garnacha.

Vineyards:

Sustainable viticulture in bush vines.

Age of the vineyards:

Bush vines with an average age of 15 to 30 years

Harvest:

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

Fermentation:

Spontaneous alcoholic fermentation followed by malolactic fermentation in French oak vats

Aging:

12 months in second-use French oak barrels

Stabilisation:

Natural methods

Clarification:

Lyophilized egg white

Alcohol content:

14,5% Vol.

Packaging:

Carton cases of 6 bottles

Formats:

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

Colour:

Medium layer with a cherry red background and a bright red rim.

Nose:

In a still glass, the red berried emerge smoothly. Once the aromas unfold, notes of ripe cherries and slight hints of ripe peach are revealed. It is finely spiced nature as well as a slight mineral sensation and the aromatic plants which are typical of Mediterranean climate years can all be clearly noticed.

Wood is almost imperceptible in spite of having been aged for one year.

Palate:

It is ample, with sensations of well-ripened cherries.

The tannin is very good quality and has more presence and complexity than in previous vintages, while maintaining the friendly and enjoyable nature of Bodegas Roda's everyday wines.

It is long lasting and lingers in the mouth, and the aftertaste leaves a pleasant feeling of freshness.

This wine shows what an excellent vintage 2011 has been, with extraordinary maturity and the subtle influence of the Mediterranean on the vineyards in Haro.