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1257 Kensington Road NW
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Roda works with grapes from 120 hectares of vineyards, 70 of them their own, from which they produce around 300,000 bottles per year. This is a modern classical winery from Rioja that was created in 1987, and their first release was 1992. They are regarded as one of the region's top producers.
750 ml2013 was an unusual growing season, a wet year after two very dry ones, with cooler temperatures that resulted in a late flowering and a very late harvest because ripening was almost three weeks later than normal. The 2013 Roda I is pure Tempranillo, as they didn't use any Graciano this time, and they had to sort and select the grapes and produced a lot less of this first wine. It has some herbal aromas, and it feels lighter than any of the other vintages of Roda I I tasted next to it. It's fresh and medium-bodied, getting closer to the profile of a Roda. It's a very good effort for the vintage—it's clean and focused and manages to get its poise, and the tannins are quite fine.