# Bordini (Elvio Cogno)

> Red, Barbaresco DOCG by [Elvio Cogno](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/elvio-cogno.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/bordini-barbaresco).

- **Producer:** Elvio Cogno
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbaresco DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo (Lampia sub-variety)
- **Cru / vineyard:** Bordini
- **Production area:** Bordini MGA, Neive; 2 hectares
- **Harvest:** End of September
- **Vineyard planting:** 2 ha; 4,000 vines per hectare; vertical trellis, Guyot pruning; 250 m above sea level
- **Vinification:** Stainless steel, temperature-controlled, automatic pumping-over, 20 days post-fermentation maceration with submerged cap; 12 to 14 months in large Slavonian oak barrels; 60 days on the lees; 6 months in bottle. 10,000 bottles.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-18°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

Barbaresco from the Bordini MGA in Neive, made through a collaboration with a producer friend there. Aged 12 to 14 months in large Slavonian oak.

## Tasting notes

Ruby red with light garnet highlights. Fine, harmonious and complex nose of ripe red fruit and violet with spicy undertones. Enveloping tannins, elegance, sapidity and persistence.

## Food pairings

Fresh pasta with light sauces or Langhe white truffle, rabbit stew, roasted white meat, veal tartare, soft cheeses.