98 point

This is the new 2001. Superb. Amazing aromas and flavors of dark fruit, spice, tobacco, fresh herbs and dark berries. It goes on for minutes on the palate. Full-bodied, tight and chewy. Superb structure. Needs at least three or four years to soften. Better in 2021.

98 point

Lush black fruit aromas push the limits of ripeness but pull back to show additional complexity, depth and potential for midterm aging. Saucy acidity is perfect for a big-boned red like this. Black plum, cassis and berry flavors are lightly herbal and savory, while this high flyer is impressively balanced to the end. Simply put: This is a spectacular modern Rioja to enjoy through 2030. Valkyrie Selections. Editors' Choice. -M.S.

96 point

Modern and glossy, a statement wine, from a bodega that has spent years researching Tempranillo. Unlike many of its peers, it has only eight months in oak, showcasing dark cherry and plum fruit. A study in Tempranillo.

Nr. 14 on Top 100 Spanish Wines 2018

This is the new 2001. Superb. Amazing aromas and flavors of dark fruit, spice, tobacco, fresh herbs and dark berries. It goes on for minutes on the palate. Full-bodied, tight and chewy. Superb structure. Needs at least three or four years to soften. Better in 2021.

95 point

Roda's top wine is not made every year and is the most modern of the bodega's impressive line up of reds. Made only with fruit from old vines, this is a cuvée of Tempranillo with 11% Graciano that has a long life ahead of it. Serious, savoury and wonderfully complex. 2022-35

95 point

Released much earlier than the rest of the wines, the 2016 Cirsion is produced with very ripe grapes that they think need less time in oak, and the wine is therefore bottled and released earlier. It's a blend of Tempranillo with 11% Graciano matured in new French barriques for eight months, bottled and released ten months later. This is young and heady, explosive, with plenty of ripe fruit and a hedonistic profile. It has abundant, very fine tannins and a good thread of acidity going through its core that lifts the finish. It's unashamedly modern and showy.