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El Coto de Rioja vinified its first grapes in 1970, and the first bottling was released in 1975.
Since then, the bodega has emerged as the number-one wine brand in Spain, and is one of the top-selling Spanish wines throughout Europe. In 1996, the winery was completely overhauled with new equipment and state-of-the-art technology. El Coto's vineyards are in Cenicero (Rioja Alta) next to the east bank of the river Najerilla (tributary to the Ebro), facing the northwest, and their soil is mainly based on ferric clay. The rest of the grapes come from selected vineyard owners from the Rioja Alavesa.
This wine was fermented for a year in new oak barrels and has a distinctive style.
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