The Wine Advocate - 27 Feb 2025 - Luis Gutierrez - Roda Reserva 2021 - 93+/100 - 2025-2035 - $55
The 2021 Roda, the wine that was once called Roda II, with more red fruit than black and a more approachable profile, was produced with a blend of Tempranillo with 6% Garnacha and 5% Graciano in this cooler and very complete year. It has notes of aromatic herbs, wild berries and flowers, quite spicy and with a medium-bodied palate, contained ripeness and 14% alcohol, and the 2021 polished and round tannins make it very harmonious and long. The élevage was in 50/50 new and second-use French barriques and lasted 14 months. The oak is neatly integrated, and the wine shows young and clean. 149,200 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2023.

James Suckling - 06 Aug 2024 - Zekun Shuai - Roda Reserva 2021 - 93/100 
Touches of balsamic and iodine to the rich blackberries, mocha and dark cherries. Rich yet chalky and savory, with a full body and structured, very fine-grained tannins. Drink from 2025.