Roda Reserva 2017

They look for red fruit (and dress the bottle with a red capsule) in the 2017 Roda, but tasting it next to the 2016, you see a different ripeness in this unusually early and hurried year. The wine is a little weaker and feels more affected by the élevage in oak, noticeable in the aromas and in the creamy palate. This is a Roda to drink younger than the more-complete 2016. In 2017, there was 6% Graciano and 5% Garnacha to complement the Tempranillo. 122,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2019. - Luis Gutiérrez. 

Based on Tempranillo from the area around Haro - what Agustín Santolaya calls the "nucleus" of Roda - with 6% Graciano and 5% Garnacha from elsewhere, this is an intense, deeply coloured, old-vine cuvée with subtle wood, black cherry and raspberry fruit and the balance and poise that are features of the bodega's style. 2022-2