Cirsion, Roda 2006
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Produced by:
Roda
In: RIOJA, Spain Type: 
Red wineGrapes: Unique code: AVIN4096416012757
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Appearance: dark purple-red, clear rim.
Nose: very concentrated black fruit with some dried-fruit aromas (prune, damson). Oak is less overt here and very well-integrated.
Palate: extremely concentrated, yet also refined fruit. A complex relatively high tannic structure with very good acidity. Those tannins seem superbly ripe. Excellent length.
Conclusion: the Cirsion was developed with a trial vintage in 1997 when Bodegas Roda discovered that some of its Tempranillo vines were ripening differently from other plots. Sara Fernandez Bengoa explained that the grapes tasted maturer, even silkier on the vine than in other plots, suggesting that tannin polymerisation (usually a...
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May 27, 2008
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