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Coto de Imaz Gran Reserva 2019: highest-scoring Rioja at the International Wine Challenge, 97 points and three trophies, case of six delivered
Original price was: £180.00.£139.00Current price is: £139.00.
Coto de Imaz Gran Reserva 2019 is the highest-scoring Rioja at the recent International Wine Challenge: 97 points, a gold, and three trophies, for Rioja Gran Reserva, for Rioja, and for Spanish red. The judges wrote of classic raspberry ripple, cedar and spice, cassis, and a wine intense, long and balanced.
It is Tempranillo from Finca El Villar, above Elvillar in Álava, aged 24 months in oak and then three years in bottle, which is what a gran reserva is for. The colour is still ruby. The oak has settled. In 2025 a blind panel of the Rioja council, tasting more than a hundred wines, chose it to mark the centenary of the denomination.
The International Wine and Spirit Competition scored it 95. James Suckling has it at 92, Decanter at 91, the Guía Peñín at 93. A bottle for lamb or game, at cellar temperature.
For details, and to order, please read on:
Coto de Imaz Gran Reserva 2019 is Tempranillo from Finca El Villar, above Elvillar in Rioja Alavesa. The vineyard sits at about 600 metres, on clay-limestone, which is why the wine has the acidity to age. It was fermented in tank, finished in French oak, then held for 24 months in barrel and at least three years in bottle. That bottle age is what makes it a gran reserva.In the glass it is still ruby. The oak has settled. The fruit is sweet rather than jammy, with cedar and a little spice, tannins that have softened, and a long finish. It is ready to drink.
Lamb is the match, a roast leg or a shoulder. Game works as well, venison or pheasant, and so does a plain fillet steak. Keep the pepper sauce off it. Open the bottle an hour before dinner, and serve it at cellar temperature, not cold. It will keep for several years. It does not need to.
The International Wine Challenge gave it 97 points. The judges wrote of raspberry ripple, cedar, spice and cassis, intense and long. Their note is here: Imaz Gran Reserva 2019. Case of six.
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