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Elvio Cogno, Barolo, 1988

Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy
by Elvio Cogno
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A piece of Barolo history with a story attached. In 1988, Elvio Cogno was still cellar master and partner at Marcarini in La Morra — the legendary winemaker who put cru Brunate on the map back in 1964 with one of the first single-vineyard Barolos ever labeled. He wouldn't leave to found his own Novello estate until 1990. So a Barolo bearing the Elvio Cogno name from a 1988 vintage is an unusual artifact: the wine reflects Cogno's hand during his Marcarini-era prime, in a good classical Piedmont vintage. Thirty-seven years on, this is a fully mature Barolo with all the tertiary depth — leather, dried flowers, undergrowth — that long-resolved Nebbiolo develops. Provenance-noted: this is a library bottle from the Cogno legacy. For collectors of Barolo history.

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More about Elvio Cogno

We have been excited about Cogno's wines for many years. With the most recent of vintages, Elvio Cogno has reached the pinnacle of greatness. The domaine can now join a small handful of producers in Barolo that we can truly call elite.

This was inevitable. Cogno was founded by Elvio Cogno in 1990 after he left Marcarini, where he earned a reputation as one of the greatest wine-makers in Piedmont. Since then, he (together with his daughter Nadia and her husband, Valter Fissore) has been making very traditional-style Barolos in the village of Novello, and especially its top Cru, Ravera.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Nebbiolo

  • Vintage

    1988

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Keep the food simple and savory: aged Castelmagno, roasted mushrooms on toast, or a plate of agnolotti in butter. Let a wine of this age be the conversation, not compete with it.

Tasting Profile

Faded cherry, dried rose petal, leather, tobacco leaf, and sweet earth. Fully resolved on the palate, with tannins dissolved into the wine and a long, savory, contemplative finish.

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