Details for Carmelo Rodero Reserva 2016
Review
A great Ribera, well-balanced and characterful, made predominantly from Tinta del País (Tempranillo) grapes with the addition of 10% Cabernet Sauvignon from the winery's older vineyards.
Its intense, dark cherry-red colour shows bright amber and brick-red glints on the rim from ageing. Great subtlety on the nose as ripe fruit aromas mingle with toasty and spicy notes. Meaty and powerful on the palate, with balanced acidity, fine ripe tannins and a lingering finish, all providing a harmonious, flavoursome mouthfeel.
Aged for around 18 months in French and American oak barrels.
Vineyard
- Vine age:30 years
- Soil:Clay
- Climate:Continental with atlantic influence
Tasting notes
- ViewPicota cherry red / Violet glints
- Bouquet:Toasty notes / Ageing notes / Ripe fruit / Coffee / Vanilla
- Mouth:Balanced / Ripe tannins / Fleshy
Recommendations
- Optimum serving temperature:Between 16ºC and 18ºC
- Decanting:Aeration is recommended
Customer reviews
Bodegas Rodero
Carmelo Rodero has his roots firmly fixed in Pedrosa de Duero's wine-making traditions. The fourth generation to become involved, he follows in the footsteps of his great-grandparents, who used traditional wine-presses, and his grandparents, founder members of Pedrosa's wine-producing cooperative.After running the family vineyards for several years, he ventured out and sold grapes from 50 ha of vineyards to Vega Sicilia for 14 years. Having gained a real understanding of the...
