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  • Country ranking ?

    126
  • Producer ranking ?

    11
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    Now-2030
  • Food Pairing

    Lamb chops, grilled entrecôte & mature hard cheeses

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The Story

RODA I is the blend from those plots which in that year have produced grapes of black, ripe fruit characters. The deep, dark, black fruit is almost always dominated by plum aromas together with mineral and chocolate notes, balsamic flavours, all of which form a whole which flows slowly from the very bottom of the glass, developing hugely as it reaches the expectant nose of the taster.

On the palate, the fullness of the wine comes through cl...

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Wine Information

Grape varieties: 96% Tempranillo, 4% Graciano

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

Fermentation: In French oak vats, with controlled temperature.

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

Stabilization: Completely natural methods, clarification using only egg whites

Alcohol: 14,5% Vol

Formats: Bottles of 50 cl,...

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Vintage 2012

SPAIN 2012 VINTAGE REPORT

The Control Board has given the 2012 Rioja vintage the official rating of ‘VERY GOOD’. The global rating reflects the heterogeneous nature of the vintage. The drought affected both grape volume and grape quality in some vineyards but also resulted in a significant quantity of wine of extremely high quality, in line with the wines of the two previous vintages, both rated ‘excellent’.

In general, Rioja’s vineyards...

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Average Bottle Price

2021
55€

This data comes from the FINE Auction Index, a composite of average prices for wines sold at commercial auctions in 20 countries. The average prices from each year have been collected since 1990. This chart plots the index value of the average price of the wines.

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Tasting note

color

Medium, Ruby red and Clear

ending

Long and Spicy

flavors

Cranberry, Pepper, Plum, Toasty, Earthy and Herbs

nose

Mature and Complex

recommend

Yes

taste

Average in Acidity, Warming, Medium tannin, Perfectly balanced, Developing, Medium-bodied, Round, Elegant, Full, Dry and Silky tannins

Verdict

Excellent

Written Notes

Good looking normal size bottle and in an perfect condition. Colour is ruby red, and looking clear and medium. On the nose it is mature and complex. The taste is full, round, elegant, and dry, warming, with medium tannin, with silky tannins, and average in acidity, medium-bodied, with perfectly balanced structure and developing. On the palate it is layered and has pepper, herbs, toasty, cranberry, plum, chocolate and earthy flavours. The finish is long and spicy. This wine is excellent. I paid around 30-50€ a bottle. Perfectly stored bottles are still very worthy and will last well for another 10-15 years and decant at least 30min before tasting. Good value for money. I do recommend.

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Origin

Rioja Alta, Rioja

Grapes

96% Tempranillo
4% Graciano

Drinking temperature

17-18C
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