El Coto 875m Finca Carbonera Tinta di Altura Tempranillo 2021

The grapes for this Tempranillo are sourced from El Coto's Finca Carbonera estate. At 875 metres above sea level, it is the highest vineyard in Rioja. The soils here are stony and these soils, paired with a wide diurnal range aid the slow steady ripening of the grapes, meaning they retain fresh acidity and complex aromatics.

The Tempranillo grapes were hand picked and transported to the winery to undergo fermentation, with gentle daily cap management. After fermentation, the wine was transferred to oak barrels to go through malolactic fermentation. The wine was aged in a mix of new American and French oak barrels for a further nine months.