El Coto Verdejo

El Coto Verdejois a single-varietal Verdejo made by El Coto de Rioja in the DOCa Rioja, in La Rioja, Spain.

Founded in 1970, El Coto de Rioja is the winery with the most hectares of its own vineyards in La Rioja. A leading Spanish brand that is present in more than 50 countries around the world and that perfectly shows the classic character of DOCa Rioja at very affordable prices.

Coto Verdejo comes from Finca Carbonera, a vineyard located at an altitude of 780 meters above sea level and which sits on a rocky glacis. The vines are cultivated using traditional agriculture and the harvest is carried out at the optimum point of ripeness.  

In the winery, the grapes of El Coto Verdejo are selected, destemmed and gently pressed. The must obtained ferments in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 16 ºC. Finally, the lees are periodically suspended before bottling.

El Coto Verdejo is the first single-varietal Verdejo made in La Rioja. A fruity white wine that, although original in the region, has it all to become a classic.