93+ points. 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. (LG)

Produced in what Esperanza Tomás calls the "spectacular" 2021 vintage, this is a modern, very well-judged blend of Tempranillo, 6% Garnacha and 5% Graciano from Briñas, Labastida and Villabuena. Sweetly wooded in 40% new French oak, it has top notes of mocha and cinnamon, plum and raspberry fruit and smooth tannins.

The 2021 Roda is 89% Tempranillo, 6% Garnacha and 5% Graciano from old vines, aged 14 months in French oak (half new). Garnet in hue, it delivers black fruit, plum, mint and light cedar aromas. On the palate, it’s smooth and juicy with fine tannins. The slightly warm, ripe tone reflects the year, but this remains bright and expressive. (JH)