• Rioja,  Tempranillo

    Mid-Week Red

    Looking for something easy to drink to stand up to a chicken dish that has a big flavor from some of the ingredients, like olives and capers?  I came across a 2007 El Coto Rioja Crianza, Special Cuvee.  I have had the El Coto Reserve offerings and thought they were great wines and I was eager to try this one.  El Coto’s roots date back to 1970 and it took 5 years to get their first bottle to market.  In 1997 they became the first Spanish Winery Group to be listed on the stock exchange. The 2007 El Coto is 100% Tempranillo grapes from three zones having different soil compositions:…