Ruby, super clean colour. nose: balanced, pleasant. Strawberries, red plums; soft sweet spice; very good. State: medium (+) acidity; black cherries, red and black plums, blueberries. Soft tannins - small grains. good quality. medium (+) spicy finish (nutmeg, cinnamon). Mainstream - but well done.
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Retail $12. 100% Tempranillo. Responsible bottle. Under agglomerated stopper. I really should drink more Rioja but I am a bit afraid. While I have had many fantastic wines from Spain's most well-known region, I also have had a few stinkers. And other than price, I really have not figured out how to manage that minefield other than by trial and error. Enter this El Coto Crianza. While no one would confuse this with a top wine from the region, at $12, the "investment" is minimal and the reward? Close to substantial. Good fruit, nice acidity, a balanced quaffable wine that requires little introspection and serves as a wonderful accompaniment to my meatloaf and, a little later, a bit of popcorn and a Netflix movie. Sure, this wine will not change my life, but it did move my Wednesday night from "mundane" to "memorable" (almost).
A Taste of Bodegas El Coto: Pale ruby color with appealing cherry, raspberry, vanilla, and leather aromas. On the palate it's medium-bodied with chalky tannins and juicy acidity with dried Morello cherry, red cherry raspberry, vanilla and spice flavors. Medium finish. 13.5% sbv|SRP - $16.99
Produced from 100% Tempranillo, this native varietal is fermented and aged in oak for at least 12 months with an additional six months resting in bottle, prior to release.
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Made with organic grapes. Earthy black cherries, blueberries, and woodsy spices throughout. Nicely balanced, with an attractive structure, and amenable complexity. Oak spice dusts the tasty finish.
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4/27/2024 - Jeffyboy wrote: 87 Points
Ruby, super clean colour. nose: balanced, pleasant. Strawberries, red plums; soft sweet spice; very good. State: medium (+) acidity; black cherries, red and black plums, blueberries. Soft tannins - small grains. good quality. medium (+) spicy finish (nutmeg, cinnamon). Mainstream - but well done.
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4/9/2024 - Norhut Does not like this wine: 80 Points
I did not like. This wine had no depth, no finish, even for it's category.
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2/2/2024 - Stardust83 wrote:
Yum
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1/24/2024 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 89 Points
Retail $12. 100% Tempranillo. Responsible bottle. Under agglomerated stopper. I really should drink more Rioja but I am a bit afraid. While I have had many fantastic wines from Spain's most well-known region, I also have had a few stinkers. And other than price, I really have not figured out how to manage that minefield other than by trial and error. Enter this El Coto Crianza. While no one would confuse this with a top wine from the region, at $12, the "investment" is minimal and the reward? Close to substantial. Good fruit, nice acidity, a balanced quaffable wine that requires little introspection and serves as a wonderful accompaniment to my meatloaf and, a little later, a bit of popcorn and a Netflix movie. Sure, this wine will not change my life, but it did move my Wednesday night from "mundane" to "memorable" (almost).
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1/20/2024 - yannou&valou Likes this wine: 86 Points
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10/2/2023 - The Wine Write Likes this wine:
Earthy cherry fruit, leather, and spice. Lively on the palate. Lots of life ahead. Nice value.
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9/27/2023 - Martin Redmond Likes this wine: 88 Points
A Taste of Bodegas El Coto: Pale ruby color with appealing cherry, raspberry, vanilla, and leather aromas. On the palate it's medium-bodied with chalky tannins and juicy acidity with dried Morello cherry, red cherry raspberry, vanilla and spice flavors. Medium finish. 13.5% sbv|SRP - $16.99
Produced from 100% Tempranillo, this native varietal is fermented and aged in oak for at least 12 months with an additional six months resting in bottle, prior to release.
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7/30/2023 - Baron Slick wrote: 89 Points
Made with organic grapes. Earthy black cherries, blueberries, and woodsy spices throughout. Nicely balanced, with an attractive structure, and amenable complexity. Oak spice dusts the tasty finish.
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