Elvio Cogno Barolo Ravera Vigna Elena Riserva 2016
$195
This is beginning to mellow now after six years, featuring plum, cherry, leather, tar, mineral and menthol aromas and flavors. Yet there are still firm, refined tannins, along with bright acidity underneath, with excellent length. Best from 2025 through 2045. 670 cases made, 350 cases imported.
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Wine Type and Color
Red Still
Magazine Issue
Dec 15, 2022
Accolades
Collectible
Top 100
Wine #96 of 2022
Primary Grape
Nebbiolo
Nebbiolo originated in Piedmont in Italy, where it remains the region's most important red grape. Its name comes from the Italian word nebbia, which means fog, a feature of the hills where the grape traditionally grows. Nebbiolo is thick-skinned, early-budding and late-ripening; it needs long periods of sunshine to ripen fully and is often planted on south- or southwest-facing hillsides for maximum exposure. The best examples come from calcareous marl vineyards, with some planted in sandy soils.
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Elvio Cogno Barolo Ravera Vigna Elena Riserva 2016
This is beginning to mellow now after six years, featuring plum, cherry, leather, tar, mineral and menthol aromas and flavors. Yet there are still firm, refined tannins, along with bright acidity underneath, with excellent length. Best from 2025 through 2045. 670 cases made, 350 cases imported.
Wine Type and Color
Red Still
Magazine Issue
Dec 15, 2022
Accolades
Collectible
Top 100
Wine #96 of 2022
Primary Grape
Nebbiolo
Nebbiolo originated in Piedmont in Italy, where it remains the region's most important red grape. Its name comes from the Italian word nebbia, which means fog, a feature of the hills where the grape traditionally grows. Nebbiolo is thick-skinned, early-budding and late-ripening; it needs long periods of sunshine to ripen fully and is often planted on south- or southwest-facing hillsides for maximum exposure. The best examples come from calcareous marl vineyards, with some planted in sandy soils.
