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Elvio Cogno Langhe Nebbiolo ‘Montegrilli’ 2017

Nebbiolo from Piedmont, Italy

$48

$46ea in any 3+
$44ea in any 6+
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A charming feminine Neb. Cogno is making wines that have personality and are great expressions of the variety.

Description

Lythe perfumed, lovely clarity of cherry fruit, from around Novello. This was Elvio’s Grandfather’s vineyard! Strength of mid-palate grape tannin, a little splah of anise. There’s a purity and energy about this. It’s a charming feminine Neb. Cogno is making wines that have personality and are great expressions of the variety. His pre-phylloxera Barbera is smoking.

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Why is this Wine so Yummy?

Nebbiolo has always been one of the most beautiful grapes of the Langhe, able to express new nuances and emotions to those who cultivate and vinify it with respect. It is a meaningful gift and great ambassador of its land of origins. Montegrilli is born in the vineyards with the objective of becoming a genuine and focused wine that shows the true personality of the Nebbiolo grape. With this in mind, we produce a wine without any aging in wood in order to differentiate it clearly from Barolo, creating a product with great immediacy and drinkability.

Winemaking

Area: 1 hectare – Eugenio, Valter’s Grandfather’s vineyard.
Grape variety: Nebbiolo
Density: 4,000 vines per hectare
Cultivation: vertical trellised, Guyot pruning
Harvest period: end of September, start of October
Wine making: in stainless steel, temperature-controlled, automatic pump-over
Aging: 6 months in stainless steel
Maceration: 60 days
Bottle aging: 6 months

Cogno’s Style

Cogno’s wines are down the traditional wine with modern fermentation tech, stainless steel. The wines are clean, not clinical, the elevage, largely time in large old wood makes for beautifully developed wines. Fine and feminine, they all have a great core of fruit, balance and lovely mouthfeel. You will be seeing many more of their wines on our list!

About Elvio Cogno

The Elvio Cogno Winery stands at the top of the Bricco Ravera Hill in Novello, in the Piedmont territory of the Langhe. The farm occupies 11 hectares of land, all under vine. It has the unique feature that it is almost surrounded by forest (bordered at least) creating a unique, possibly slightly cooler more natural micro climate.

The Cogno family has been making wine for four generations, managing the vineyards with great care. They do not force the natural way of the vines, but cultivate low yields per hectare in respect of the biological balance of the vines. In Elvio Cogno’s wines today, we find the characteristics of history and tradition as Papà Elvio advised, and freshness and innovation that his daughter Nadia and her husband Valter Fissore contribute. The style is traditional: organic vineyard management, extremely low yields, a long maceration time and ageing in large oak. Always looking for balance the wines have immediate appeal but of course the longer you spend with them the more they reveal their multifaceted structure. This is true for all their wines, not only the top cru‘s.
Organic and biodynamic principles are employed in the vineyard and winery.

Where in the world does the magic happen?

Azienda Agricola Cogno

Piedmont
Italy