Cirsion Bodegas Roda 1998

Founded in 1987, Bodegas Roda is one of the newest wineries in Rioja but has rapidly established itself as a meticulous producer of incredibly high-quality Tempranillo and very much represents the modern side of the region, favouring a short maturation time versus more traditional extended barrel ageing. Cirsion was conceived in 1995 as it was discovered that some vines produced grapes of such distinctive fruit and tannin quality that they merited a separate bottling. 1998 was the first commercial release and is a wonderfully voluptuous wine now at peak for drinking with delicious notes of black fruits, liquorice, tobacco and herbs.