El Coto de Rioja, S.A.
Camino Viejo de Logro帽o, 26 01320 Oy贸n Region: La Rioja District: D.O. ca Rioja Phone: +34 945 622216 Fax: +34 945 622315 Internet: www.elcoto.com
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The estate is located in Oy贸n in the Rioja Alavesa sub-region in Spain. It was founded in 1970. The vineyard area totals 325 hectares in Cenicero in the Rioja Alta sub-region close to the Najerilla river. Clay soils dominate. The remainder of the grapes is bought in from constantly monitored grape-growers in the Rioja Alavesa sub-region. Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. 78.000 barriques are available for maturation, 80% of them of American oak and 20% of French oak. On average, an oak barrel is used for 4,9 years. The wines either have a high content of Tempranillo or are produced as varietal wines. 23 million kilogrammes of grapes are processed annually. Six million bottles of red wine are undergoing maturation in the cellar at any one time. Around 30% of production is exported to 30 countries all over the world. The premium wines include the Coto de Imaz and Coto Real. The 鈥濩oto de Imaz Gran Reserva鈥� is made from 100% Tempranillo sourced from the Rioja Alta sub-region. It is matured for 24 months in barriques of American oak, followed by 36 months maturation in bottle. The 鈥濩oto Real鈥� is made from the best grapes sourced from low-yielding old vines: 10% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha and 10% Graciano. The three varietal wines are matured separately in barriques for 22 months, with regular b芒tonnage (stirring). They are then blended and matured in bottle for another 24 months.

The vintage 2008
Unfortunately, no wines have been submitted for several years now, so that we are unable to form a meaningful opinion on the current performance of this producer. For this reason, we see no option but to suspend the classification until further notice.
The vintage 1998
D.O. ca Rioja
Red wine, Reserva, Coto Real, D.O. ca Rioja
	Full description	Request-Form	Very good (81)
Red wine, Reserva, Coto de Imaz, D.O. ca Rioja
	Full description	Request-Form	Very good (84)
The vintage 1995
D.O. ca Rioja
Red wine, Gran Reserva, Coto de Imaz, D.O. ca Rioja
	Full description	Request-Form	Very good (81)