spanish wines - La Rioja

Located in the heart of the Ribera del Duero Finca Valdecreces is part of the Atevino Group. The top wine here is called Nebro - anagram of the group's top Rioja, Orben.

This wine is in a league of its own. It comes from the best vines, and only the grapes where polymerization has started are selected. Tempranillo has a lot of different clones and Roda only wants to use the best. Cirsión means thistle in latin and there is one on the label.

Roda I Blanco is a highly ambitious project from this top estate. A dedicated underground cellar was built especially for it, next to the existing bodega. Impressive! Agustín Santolaya’s ambition is clear — he aims for nothing less than creating the finest white Rioja, with his usual meticulous care for the vineyards. The winemaking pays tribute to the classic white Riojas.

This Reserva seems like a Gran Reserva. The Roda I is a selection of grapes from vines which are at least 30 years old.

A reserva wine with a great pedigree! Roda I is always made with the top grapes - 30+ year-old Tempranillos mostly, from the best vineyards.

This Reserva wine looks like a Gran Reserva! Roda I is made with a very strict selection of Tempranillo grapes from vines aged at least 30 years.

This Reserva wine looks like a Gran Reserva! Roda I is made with a very strict selection of Tempranillo grapes from vines aged at least 30 years.

This Reserva wine looks like a Gran Reserva! Roda I is made with a very strict selection of Tempranillo grapes from vines aged at least 30 years.

A blend of Tempranillo, Graciano and Grenache with an excellent reputation. It is the only wine in the range which is made with different varietals.

A blend of Tempranillo, Graciano and Grenache with an excellent reputation. It is the only wine in the range which is made with different varietals.

A blend wine with an excellent reputation- the only one in the range that is a blend of several varietals.

A blend wine with an excellent reputation- the only one in the range that is a blend of several varietals.

A blend wine with an excellent reputation- the only one in the range that is a blend of several varietals.

Sela, the latest wine at Roda's, is made from 15 to 30 year-old vines. Its name comes from a Scandinavian river where owner Mario Rotllan goes regularly so as to revitalise himself and fish in a magnificent landscape.

El Calado del Espino 2023 is the third vintage of this white wine by José Gil. The wine is made from 100% Viura, sourced from two plots: one in San Vicente de la Sonsierra and a smaller part from Labastida. The vines are around 50 and 80 years old respectively and are planted on limestone-rich soils. The soils are very shallow, with the rock close to the surface. This gives the wine its taut, mineral character. Only 1,780 individually numbered bottles were produced.

This "village wine" (the village in question being Labastida, in Rioja Alavesa) is a blend of four different parcels lying at some 500 metres above sea level.

One of José's crus from San Vincente, at 540 metres above sea-level. Field-blend, mostly 50 year-old Tempranillo and a little Viura. Mostly calcareous soils, with a lot aromatic herbs and shrubs around the vineyard.

This "village wine" (the village in question being San Vincente de la Sonsierra, in Rioja Alta) is a blend of four different parcels lying at some 500 metres above sea level.

This "village wine" (the village in question being San Vincente de la Sonsierra, in Rioja Alta) is a blend of four different parcels lying at some 500 metres above sea level.