94 points Tim Atkin, MW: "Making the most of what Agustín Santolaya considers the best vintage since 2001, the regular Roda release marries Tempranillo with 5% Graciano and 4% Garnacha from the Rioja Alta and Oriental sub-regions. Full-bodied but not overpoweringly so, this is layered and well structured, with scented 40% new wood, serious dark berry fruit and a balsamic lift. Modern yet traditional at the same time. 2024-35. (2023)"
93 points James Suckling: "Fruity and primary with rich black cherries, red plums and damsons, adorned by some coffee, black pepper and chocolate. A pretty modern, juicy expression of Rioja with a medium to full body, rounded by assertive and fine-grained tannins. Long, with some dark chocolate in the finish. Drink from 2023. (5/24/22)"
93 points Peñín Guide to Spanish Wine: "(91% tempranillo, 5% graciano, 4% garnacha). Colour: bright cherry. Nose: fruit expression, red berry notes, floral, spicy. Palate: flavourful, fruity, good acidity, long. (2023)"
92 points Luis Gutiérrez (Wine Advocate): "The wines are quite transparent of the vintage conditions, with the 2019 Roda being round, lush and velvety, with polished and sleek tannins and more volume and concentration, reflecting a low-yielding, warm and dry year. This is a cuvée with more red than black fruit produced with 91% Tempranillo, 5% Graciano and 4% Garnacha from 30-year-old vines fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in French barriques, 50% of them new, the other 50% second-use for 14 months. It's a red with 14.5% alcohol, ripe fruit, measured oak and integrated acidity. It was bottled in August 2021. Drink: 2022-2029. (Jul 2022)"
93 points James Suckling: "Fruity and primary with rich black cherries, red plums and damsons, adorned by some coffee, black pepper and chocolate. A pretty modern, juicy expression of Rioja with a medium to full body, rounded by assertive and fine-grained tannins. Long, with some dark chocolate in the finish. Drink from 2023. (5/24/22)"
93 points Peñín Guide to Spanish Wine: "(91% tempranillo, 5% graciano, 4% garnacha). Colour: bright cherry. Nose: fruit expression, red berry notes, floral, spicy. Palate: flavourful, fruity, good acidity, long. (2023)"
92 points Luis Gutiérrez (Wine Advocate): "The wines are quite transparent of the vintage conditions, with the 2019 Roda being round, lush and velvety, with polished and sleek tannins and more volume and concentration, reflecting a low-yielding, warm and dry year. This is a cuvée with more red than black fruit produced with 91% Tempranillo, 5% Graciano and 4% Garnacha from 30-year-old vines fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in French barriques, 50% of them new, the other 50% second-use for 14 months. It's a red with 14.5% alcohol, ripe fruit, measured oak and integrated acidity. It was bottled in August 2021. Drink: 2022-2029. (Jul 2022)"
| Product SKU | 347798 |
| Producer | Roda |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Rioja |
| Varietal | Tempranillo/Tinto Fino |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | Red |
| Blend | 91% Tempranillo, 5% Graciano and 4% Garnacha |
| ABV | 15.0% |
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