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All vintages
The wine
- Colour
- Rosso
- Alcohol
- 14.0% vol
- Grape varieties
- 98% Graciano/ Moristel ,2% Tempranillo / Tinta Roriz / Ull de Llebre / Cencibel / Tinta del Pais
Critics' scores
- Robert Parker / Wine Advocate 91
The 2013 Sela, a blend of Tempranillo with some 2% Graciano, fermented in oak vats (including malolactic) and matured in second and third use French oak barrels for one year. They use the barrels that have been used for the top wines to age this entry-level red. It's sourced from 15- to 30-year-old vineyards in search of preserving the fruit, but giving it some complexity. This is a truly cool, Atlantic vintage and the wine displays incredible freshness. It is very aromatic and floral, with very integrated oak. It develops notes of red licorice with time in the glass. The palate is equally fresh and very balanced, with very fine tannins. This is a wine of pleasure in a really fresh vintage that was harvested really late, into the end of October. The first vintage of this wine was 2008, and this 2013 could very well be the best vintage so far. 83,976 bottles produced.
I met with Agustín Santolaya to taste through the new vintages of Roda. We also did an interesting comparative tasting of wines from Roda and Bordeaux, where they obviously proved to be very different. Consistent, modern, classic Rioja wines with better integrated oak each vintage. - James Suckling 93
A rich red showing lots of grape-skin and berry character on the nose and palate. Full body-bodied with juicy tannins that follow through to a fresh, long, fruity finish. It's layered and structured. Shows excellent potential. Better in 2017.
The producer: Bodegas Roda
The leading new-wave producer in Rioja, Bodegas Roda has become one of the most significant wineries – and not only on a national scale – but an international one. Situated along the Ebro River, in Haro, the birthplace of DOCa Rioja, Bodegas Roda owns an impressive 76-hectare property planted to a majority of Tempranillo with a smattering of Graciano and Garancha. While the estate was established in 1987, the vines are well over 30-years-old. Their deep-rooted vines cultivate signature complex, mineralistic structured wines. With a clear-cut intention, Mario Rotllant followed his vision to create the most distinctive Riojas, unlike any that have come before. With the support of his enthusiastic team, including managing director, Agustín Santolaya Santolaya, viticulture specialist, Isidro Palacios Negueruela, and skilled oenologist, Carlos Díez De La Concepción, Bodegas Roda quickly took shape. No expense was spared, the team invested heavily in both the vineyards and the cellars. Today, the bodega is the perfect fusion of modernity and tradition. The contemporary styled winery, complete with the best technical facilities is perfectly complemented by the estate’s sustainable viticulture practices in the fields. This detail-oriented property produces two remarkable Reservas, Roda I is the flagship – a powerful and well-structured pure Tempranillo, while Roda is a touch lighter but still much more than a second wine.