Rioja: CVNE Winery guided visit and wine tasting
With this visit, you can discover centuries-old wines in the Wine Cemetery, personalize bottles, and taste unique flavors at the Wine Bar, among other activities.
Profile
Structure
Drinking window
Latest scored vintage 2017: best 2025 to 2042.
vintage8 yrs25 yrs27 yrs
Critic scores
| Critic | Vintage | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Atkin reviewed 2022 | 2017 | 96/100 |
Scores as published by each critic for the vintage shown.
In the glass
Aroma: black cherry, blueberry, violet, graphite, sweet spice
Palate: silky black fruit, fine-grained tannin, mineral, savoury
Roda's icon: selected old-vine Tempranillo with super-ripe, plush tannins yet remarkable freshness, aged briefly in new French oak to preserve fruit purity.
What it pairs with
- Venison loin Dark game meets Cirsion's plush black fruit and graphite.More wines for venison →
- Chuleton de buey a la brasa A char-grilled aged-beef chop for Roda's icon wine.More wines for steak →Find chuleton de buey a la brasa on TableJourney →
- Aged hard cheese Crystalline cheese sharpens the long mineral finish.More wines for cheese →
With cheese
How to serve Cirsion
Allow 95 minutes from open to pour.
- Open and decant. Open 90 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
- Serve at 16-18°C. Cellar temperature (16-18°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
- Glassware. Use a large Bordeaux-style glass: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
- Pair with. Venison loin, Chuleton de buey a la brasa, Aged hard cheese. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
Cirsion is Roda's icon wine, born from a study of grape ripeness that selects only berries with perfectly ripe tannins, made in tiny quantities.
- 1998First Cirsion vintage following Roda's tannin-ripeness research
Facts
- Producer
- Bodegas Roda · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Tempranillo (100%)
- Classification
- DOCa Rioja
- Oak
- Around 8 to 9 months in new French oak
- ABV
- 14.5%
- Price
- EUR 200 to 350 at retail
- Drinking window
- 8 to 25 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1998
Frequently asked about Cirsion
What does Cirsion taste like?
On the nose, black cherry, blueberry, violet, graphite, sweet spice. On the palate, silky black fruit, fine-grained tannin, mineral, savoury. Structurally full-bodied, firm tannins, high acidity with a very long finish. Roda's icon: selected old-vine Tempranillo with super-ripe, plush tannins yet remarkable freshness, aged briefly in new French oak to preserve fruit purity.
When should I drink Cirsion?
Drink 8 to 25 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Cirsion?
Venison loin is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Chuleton de buey a la brasa and Aged hard cheese. Dark game meets Cirsion's plush black fruit and graphite.
Is Cirsion vegan?
No: the producer uses traditional animal-derived fining agents (typically egg whites or isinglass) during clarification, so the wine is not vegan.
What grapes are in Cirsion?
The blend is Tempranillo (100%). The wine is classified as DOCa Rioja.
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