O Cotarelo Winery
O Cotarelo is a small winery with top-quality installations and vineyards that are more than 60 years old.
Both the winery and the vineyards were inactive for more than 4 years.
Until Benigno decided to recover them and carry out the entire process of making wine by setting up his own winery.
This young viticulturist had been working in a vineyard for 10 years and knew very well how this world worked.
The harvest is only from their own grapes and done in an artisanal way.
Always selecting the best grapes to make its limited edition wines.
In total it has 2.5 hectares divided into several plots.
Some near the winery (“Nosa Viña”, “Regueiras”,…) and others in other municipalities (“Campo Redondo”, “O Carballo”,…), but all within the DO Ribeiro area.
Benny has reduced all pesticides to a minimum and is thinking of going organic.
The “cork” used in the bottles is made from recycled sugar cane to ensure that it is free of the chemical TCA.
“O Cotarelo Blanco” made with Treixadura, Godello, Loureira and Albariño.
“O Cotarelo Tinto” made with Sousón and Brancellao.
Quality is present at all times, both in the work in the field and in the production process carried out in the winery.
O Cotarelo wines are the result of a job well done from the origin of the land to the barrel.
Some of their awards are as follows:
Oro Baco in the 2020 vintage with “O Cotarelo Blanco 2020”
Best red wine in the 9th DO Ribeiro 2020 awards with “O Cotarelo Tinto 2019”
Within the Peñín O Cotarelo Blanco and O Cotarelo Tinto guide 2019
93.92 points in the WineUp guide, “O Cotarelo Blanco 2018”
Gran Baco de Oro Best New Brand in its first vintage with “O Cotarelo Blanco 2018“
O Cotarelo Blanco
Wine made with 60% Treixadura grapes, 20% Godello, 10% Loureira and 10% Albariño.
It has a lemony yellow colour.
With an alcoholic graduation of 12.5%.
Ideal to take with cheeses, croquettes, mussels…
O Cotarelo Tinto
This wine is made with 50% Sousón grapes and the other 50% Brancellao.
It has a cherry red color with purple hues, clean and bright.
With an alcoholic graduation of 13%.
Ideal to take with stews and red meat.
