Workers sorting grapes in cellars of Bodega Roda in Haro La Rioja Spain 110641_Spain
Bodegas Roda is located in northwestern extension of the Rioja region in Barrio de la Estación, at the town of Haro, in the sub-zone of Rioja Alta. This small town on the south bank of the Ebro River is associated with some of the greatest wines of Rioja as well as some of its most venerated bodegas, many dating to the mid-1800s. Bodegas Roda was founded 1987 by Mario Rottlant and Carmen Daurella, a Catalán couple who met through their business affiliations in gourmet products and wine. Well aware of the significant number of excellent traditional wineries in Rioja, their objective was to create superb, high expression red wines in a modern style reflective of the region and the constituent varietals, yet embodying something unique. The symbol of the thistle, an elegant yet hardy flower closely tied to the landscape and capable of persisting long after being cut, conveys a sense of their vision for the wines. Rottlant and Daurella focused their research on Bordeaux as a benchmark of technique and quality with the idea of producing wines from estate vineyards. Rottlant consulted vineyardist Felix Alonso and subsequently purchased a 150 acre estate without any plantings. This move in effect put Roda at a risky disadvantage in a region of many properties with old, established vineyards. That realization led to a different approach. With his Managing Director, Agustin Santolaya, Rottlant set out on a search for exceptional existing vineyards. Over a period of months, a map was developed identifying areas in Rioja Alta and Rioja Baja where soil conditions were most desirable and where specific characteristics of altitude and orientation were present. Their research led to relationships with a half dozen families owning vineyards of at least thirty years of age. Eventually, Rottlant secured contractual agreements for control over seventeen different vineyards, each a distinct microclimate.
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Location: Bodega in Haro, La Rioja province, Spain
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