El Coto Verdejo

Tasting Notes El Coto Verdejo

The nose presents elements of tropical fruit and flowers. The palate offers spiciness with hints of fennel and anise. The wine is soft, lively, and has a persistent freshness.

Wine & Food Pairings

This Verdejo from El Coto is delicious with fish, shellfish, pasta with white cream sauce or vegetables, or simply as an aperitif. Perfect for relaxing in your hammock with your favorite book.

Additional Information

During one of my wine trips, I visited this winery and was allowed to taste this Verdejo, which was not yet in production at the time!

El Coto de Rioja is a relatively young (1970) but very successful company. The winery in Oyón, just north of Logroño, is impressive due to its scale and efficiency combined with age-old traditions.

In addition, El Coto owns over 700 hectares of vineyards spread across 7 different locations, enabling them to achieve an optimal diversity of grape supply. Vineyard management is scientifically supervised, allowing for the production of the highest possible quality grapes under all circumstances.

For the aging of red wines, El Coto uses 72,000 oak barrels. This is unique in Rioja and even in the world. The result of all these efforts has ensured that El Coto produces wines with an exceptionally good price-quality ratio. In a short time, they have grown into one of the leading houses in the region. For example, El Coto Crianza is the best-selling Rioja Crianza in Spain, and El Coto Blanco is even the best-selling white Rioja in the entire world!