Bodegas Roda Rioja Blanco Roda l 2022 070226CRISP melon rind and prickly pear

melon rind and prickly pear all ride a wave of tremendous acidity through the exceedingly long finish

Light on its feet

alongside notes of pine and pencil shavings

or creamy desserts

in the Marne Valley

Bodegas Roda Rioja Blanco Roda l 2022 070226CRISP melon rind and prickly pearBodegas Roda built its reputation on serious, modern Rioja reds so when they finally released a white, they did it the Roda way. Roda I Blanco comes from old, high altitude bush vines clinging to eroded sandstone and chalk near the winery, mostly Viura with a little Malvasa and Garnacha Blanca. Fermented in French oak and aged on its lees, it's a white built for the table and the cellar, not for chugging on the patio. Think honeyed orchard fruit