El Coto Rioja Blanco

El Coto de Rioja, located in Oyón, was founded in 1970 by a group of winemakers committed to creating a new type of Rioja. Its first bottling was released in 1975. Today, with its widely admired red, white and rosado expressions, El Coto is the leading quality brand in Rioja and among the top-selling Spanish wines in Europe. As a measure of its standing in the appellation, El Coto’s 1,200 acres of estate vineyards are located in all three subzones of Rioja: Rioja Alta, Rioja Baja and Rioja Alavesa. As the largest owner of vineyards in Rioja, El Coto’s diverse estate vineyards are focused on specific visions for the brand. Looking to the future of Rioja whites, El Coto has heavily invested in their Carbonera holding, consisting of over 200 acres of vineyards in Rioja Baja dedicated to international varieties now allowed by the appellation, ushering in a new era for Rioja whites. The recently incorporated Los Almendros estate adds an additional 740 acres of vineyards to the impressive es