Red

Ravera Riserva Vigna Elena

By Elvio Cogno, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Elvio Cogno Ravera Riserva Vigna Elena

Critics and guides

  • Award: Faccino 97/100 (Doctor Wine, Guida Essenziale ai Vini d'Italia 2027), vintage 2020 (source)
  • Award: 100 Vini di Territorio (Associazione Italiana Sommelier, Vitae 2027), vintage 2020 (source)

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Riserva Barolo from the first vineyard the estate planted, made from the Rosé clone of Nebbiolo and aged 36 months in large barrels. The label carries a chick drawn by Elena, the daughter of Nadia and Valter, when she was three.

Tasting notes

Full, brilliant garnet-red. Clean-cut notes of rose petal, sweet spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg, fine tobacco, mint and a touch of licorice. Full-flavored and full-bodied on the palate, with fresh spices and red fruits, silky tannins and a long, sapid finish.

Pairs well with

Pasta with game sauces, roast and braised red meat, wild boar stew, mature or blue cheeses.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barolo DOCG Riserva
Grape
Nebbiolo, Rosé sub-variety (100%)
Cru / vineyard
Ravera
Production area
Ravera, Novello; 1 hectare
Soil
Mainly calcareous (Ravera cru, per the Ravera page)
Exposure
South, South-West
Harvest
October
Vineyard planting
1 ha; 4,000 vines per hectare; vertical trellis, Guyot pruning; 380 m above sea level
Vinification
Stainless steel, temperature-controlled, automatic pumping-over, 30 days post-fermentation maceration with submerged cap; native yeasts; 36 months in large 50 hl Slavonian oak barrels; 60 days on the lees; 24 months in bottle. 5,000 to 6,000 bottles, produced only in exceptional vintages.
Serving temperature
16-18°C
Storage
Can age for 30+ years.

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