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El Coto Coto de Imaz Rioja Reserva is a powerful yet beautifully balanced expression of mature Rioja, made entirely from Tempranillo. Ripe fruit meets cocoa, spice and developed American-oak character, with velvety texture and ripe tannins giving the wine plenty of substance without making it feel heavy.
Eighteen months in American oak followed by extended bottle ageing builds complexity while fresh acidity keeps everything in balance. It's an excellent choice when you want a fuller, more substantial Rioja Reserva with obvious maturity and depth, while retaining the smoothness and approachability that make classic Rioja so enjoyable.
Coto de Imaz Rioja Reserva takes the familiar combination of Tempranillo and American oak into a fuller, more substantial style. There's generous ripe fruit at its centre, surrounded by cocoa, spice and mature oak character, with a velvety texture that gives the wine real presence.
What keeps it particularly approachable is its balance. Despite the extra body, ageing and complexity, fresh acidity and ripe tannins prevent the wine from becoming heavy or tiring. It's mature Rioja with plenty to explore, but still extremely easy to enjoy.
Merchant's Tip
If you enjoy traditional Rioja but sometimes find Crianza a little too youthful or light, Coto de Imaz is a natural move into Reserva. The extra maturation brings greater depth, texture and developed oak character, but the wine retains enough fruit and freshness to remain smooth and immediately approachable.
Nose
Ripe red and dark fruit with developed notes of cocoa, vanilla, spice and toasted American oak.
Palate
Full and substantial, with generous ripe fruit, velvety texture and ripe tannins. Cocoa, spice and mature oak add depth and complexity, while fresh acidity keeps the richer character balanced and energetic.
Finish
Long, smooth and persistent, with lingering fruit, cocoa, spice and polished oak character.
Choose this if you want Rioja Reserva to offer noticeably more body, maturity and complexity than an approachable Crianza, but still value balance and smoothness. It's particularly well suited if you enjoy the developed flavours that come from American-oak and bottle ageing but don't want maturity to come at the expense of fruit or freshness.
If you're still deciding how much influence you want maturation to have on your Rioja, our Crianza vs Reserva vs Gran Reserva guide explains how the different ageing styles change what you'll experience in the glass.
Coto de Imaz Reserva is made entirely from Tempranillo, giving the wine its ripe fruit, structure and ability to develop through extended maturation.
After fermentation and maceration, the wine spends 18 months in 225-litre American-oak barrels. That maturation develops the vanilla, toast, spice and cocoa character surrounding the fruit, while at least a further 18 months in bottle allows the oak, tannins and fruit to become more integrated.
The result isn't simply an oakier version of a younger Rioja. Time changes the wine's texture and flavour as well, producing the velvety tannins and mature complexity associated with Reserva, while sufficient acidity preserves freshness and balance.
The wine's combination of ripe fruit, structure and mature oak makes it particularly good with richer savoury dishes. Try it with roast lamb, grilled or roast beef, Iberian pork, slow-cooked meat, mushrooms, game or mature cheeses.
Serve at around 16–18°C. Giving it a little time in the glass or opening the bottle shortly before serving will help its fruit, spice and mature aromas develop.
For more ideas, our Rioja Food Pairing Guide explores how different styles of Rioja work with food.
Coto de Imaz earns its place alongside El Coto Crianza by providing a genuine step up in maturity, weight and complexity rather than simply another version of the same wine. The fruit remains important, but longer maturation brings greater depth, texture and developed character.
It's therefore a particularly useful bottle when you already know you enjoy traditional Rioja but want something more substantial and mature while retaining the balance and approachability that make the style so appealing.
If this fuller, mature style appeals to you, explore our Rioja Reserva collection to compare other interpretations of Reserva.
If you're not yet certain whether Reserva is the right level of maturity for you, our Crianza vs Reserva vs Gran Reserva guide will help you compare the different ageing styles before choosing your bottle.
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