The Winery Elvio Cogno of Langhe of Piedmont

Winery Elvio Cogno
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 25 of the estates of Piedmont.
It is located in Langhe in the region of Piedmont
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The Winery Elvio Cogno is one of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Langhe to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Elvio Cogno Estate is nestled in the hills of Langhe, a region in northwestern Italy, renowned for its world-class winemaking. The estate constitutes a twenty-hectare property in the prestigious Novello zone, one of the eleven villages producing Barolo. First and foremost, one cannot speak of the Elvio Cogno Estate without mentioning the founder himself, Elvio Cogno. Cogno's winemaking knowledge and skills span four generations. His philosophy is to harmoniously marry modern technology with respect for ancestral winemaking traditions. This passion for his craft and respect for local traditions make him a true icon, and his legacy remains alive in every bottle produced at the Elvio Cogno Estate today. The estate specializes in prestigious red wines such as Barolo and Barbera, but also unique white wines like Nascetta. The vineyard is managed with meticulous attention, precise pruning, and selective harvests to ensure grapes of the highest quality. The attention paid to soil for the conservation of its properties and the biodiversity of the vineyard environment is another essential aspect of the estate's philosophy. This meticulous approach to viticulture is also reflected in the estate's buildings. The elegant ocher and pink toned house melds with the surrounding landscape, while inside, the historic cellar, restored with careful attention, evokes a sense of both old and new. Visiting the Elvio Cogno Estate is to discover a breathtaking panorama of Langhe, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and to immerse oneself in the world of Italian wine.

Top Winery Elvio Cogno wines

Looking for the best Winery Elvio Cogno wines in Langhe among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Elvio Cogno wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Elvio Cogno wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Elvio Cogno

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Elvio Cogno

How Winery Elvio Cogno wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of hungarian goulash, chicken lasagna or roast lamb with thyme.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Elvio Cogno

On the nose the red wine of Winery Elvio Cogno. often reveals types of flavors of iron, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, earthy or blackberry. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Elvio Cogno. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Elvio Cogno

  • 2001With an average score of 4.46/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.36/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.34/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.16/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Elvio Cogno.

  • Nebbiolo
  • Barbera
  • Dolcetto

Discovering the wine region of Langhe

The wine region of Langhe is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. We currently count 1082 estates and châteaux in the of Langhe, producing 2506 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Langhe go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Elvio Cogno

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Elvio Cogno

How Winery Elvio Cogno wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of cannelloni with salmon and spinach, pike dumplings with shrimp sauce or county soup.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Elvio Cogno

On the nose the white wine of Winery Elvio Cogno. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of oaky, tropical or citrus. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Elvio Cogno. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Elvio Cogno

  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Elvio Cogno.

  • Nascetta

Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Elvio Cogno

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Elvio Cogno

How Winery Elvio Cogno wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or aperitif such as recipes of express cherry clafoutis or snowman in pudding.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Elvio Cogno

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Elvio Cogno. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Elvio Cogno. is a .

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Elvio Cogno

  • 2019With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Elvio Cogno.

  • Muscat Blanc

The word of the wine: Destemming

Operation consisting in eliminating the vegetal part of the bunch supporting the berries, its maceration with the must giving a herbaceous taste to the wine.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Elvio Cogno

Planning a wine route in the of Langhe? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Elvio Cogno.

Discover the grape variety: Nebbiolo

A very old grape variety grown in the Italian Piedmont. It has a great resemblance with the Freisa, which also comes from the same Italian region. Among the various massal selections made in Italy, we find lampia, michet and rosé. It can be found in Italy, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Mexico, the United States (California), Australia, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, perhaps because it is a delicate and demanding grape variety with, among other things, a fairly long phenological cycle.