El Coto, Rioja Reserva “Coto Mayor”

I’m keeping this brief because there’s no need to meet our typical word count when a mature rarity such as today’s is priced so attractively low. At just $49, El Coto’s 1988 Reserva is an extremely rare and absurdly affordable opportunity to acquire a flawlessly stored Rioja classic.We offered the first parcel of this exact wine back in 2021, and after recently learning more had been unearthed by a private collector in Spain, we lunged at the second opportunity. Coto Mayor has all the evolving hallmarks one could ask for in a 35-year-old Rioja: dried plum, sweet-sour interplay, vintage leather, tobacco, sandalwood; it’s savory perfection in a glass. Today’s parcel just arrived stateside—in perfect condition—and is ready to blow you away. It’s a bulletproof, no-brainer purchase. A quick sellout is imminent. Although Bodega El Coto was founded in 1970, their size and prominence today is truly staggering. They’re the leading brand for Crianza and Reserva categories, and they farm hundreds