The Cogno winery continues to produce wines that tell their family history, without altering the traditions, styles and flavours the Langhe area conjures up through the variety of its grapes.. Walter Fissore and Nadia Cogno, the proprietors, are doing great work at their small, family-run property. All these wines merit attention, especially the Barolos. This is one of the Piedmont's rising stars.

Barolo Bricco Pernice D.O.C.G. - Dedicated to Elvio Cogno

100% Nebbiolo. This new wine is made from a parcel of the Ravera vineyard in Novello. It is a big imposing wine imbued with masses of dark fruit, leather, spices and menthol. A modern expression of ripeness meets a traditional interpretation of structure in this rich, compelling Barolo. Sweet, balsamic notes carry through to the long finish. This wine spent 30 months in oak casks and 12 months in bottle. Simply put, this is an awesome bottle of Barolo. Anticipated maturity: 2015 - 2025.

Serving: 10-12c
Suggest: As hors d'oeuvre, pasta and fish dishes.

Barolo Vigna Elena D.O.C.G.

100% Nebbiolo. Aged 3 years in oak casks and 1 year in bottle. Produced only in great vintages. Full, brilliant garnet red. The 2004 is another fine, articulated wine that boasts layers of fruit. The wine keeps getting better and better in the glass, in a stunning display of plums, leather mineral and French oak. This is a fantastic wine which will handsomely repay cellaring. Anticipated maturity: 2013 - 2025. Synthesis of elegance.

Serving: 19˚ C
Suggest: Pasta dishes with game, roast and braised meat, mature and blue cheeses.

Barolo Ravera D.O.C.G. - Classic Barolo (20,000 Bottles)

100% Nebbiolo. Aged 24 months in oak casks and 6 months in bottle. Brilliant garnet red with orange highlights. This is a big, concentrated wine that comes to life with a gorgeous display of dark fruit, flowers, minerals and menthol. This rich, sumptuous Barolo shows tons of energy and integrity with a long, finely tuned finish. Anticipated maturity: 2012 - 2022.

Serving: 19˚ C
Suggest: Braised meat, stewed game, roasts, mature cheeses such as Pecorino and Reggioano.

Barolo Cascina Nuova D.O.C.G.

100% Nebbiolo. The estate's entry level Barolo. The wine is made from the youngest vines on the property and spends 2 years in large oak barrels and 6 months in bottle. Bright garnet red with orange tints. Dried cherries, sweet herbs and tobacco are some of the nuances found in a wine that starts off rather delicate and ethereal, but then turns muscular in the glass. The aftertaste is very harmonious with a long, minerally,  aromatic finish.

Serving: 19˚ C
Suggest: Hearty meat dishes such as braised and roast beef, game, mature cheeses.

Barbaresco D.O.C.G.

100% Nebbiolo (in its first year of production). Ruby red with garnet highlights. Great finesse on the nose, harmonious and complex. Ripe red fruit with spicy undertones on the nose. Enveloping tannins, great elegance and persistence on the palate. This wine demands respect for its full, strong identity, both in the vineyard and in the cellar.

Serving: 19 ˚C
Suggest: Roasts, game, seasoned cheeses.

Barbera D'Alba Bricco Dei Merli D.O.C.

100% Barbera. Aged in a combination of cask and smaller French oak barrels for 1 year and bottle for 6 months. Bright ruby red. Morello cherry and plum jam on the nose. Fine structure accompanied by a lively acidic freshness. The wine reveals gorgeous balance and finessed, silky tannins. This is a Barbera of uncommon elegance and harmony.

Serving:  18˚ C
Suggest: Pasta and red meat, medium - mature fatty, soft cheeses.

Dolcetto D'Alba Vigna Del Mandorlo D.O.C.

100% Dolcetto. Aged for 8 months in stainless steel. Bright euby red with violet tinges. Red forest fruits on the nose. Dry, full-bodied, elegant and round. This refined red, packed with fruit make it great for daily drinking.

Serving: 16-18˚ C
Suggest: Starters, soups, pasta, salamis and cream cheeses.

Langhe Rosso Montegrilli D.O.C.

50% Barbera 50% Nebbiolo aged for 1 year in used Allier barriques and 6 months in bottle. Deep ruby red with slight orange edge. On the nose red berries, raspberry and redcurrant. Soft, elegant and full bodied, balance in a generous, captivating style.

Serving: 18˚ C
Suggest: Robust roasts and hard mature cheese.

Langhe Bianco Anas-Cetta D.O.C.

100% Nascetta - a historical wine of the commune of Novello. Straw yellow. Exudes complex, lingering scents of wild flowers and herbs, citrus and exotic fruits - layers of ripe peaches and apricots. 30% of the wine is aged in French oak, which contributes to the wine's volume. This compelling Piedmontese white is simply delicious.

Serving: 10-12˚ C
Suggest: Vegetable dishes, white meats, fish and cream cheeses.