Winery Elvio CognoBarbaresco
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Nebbiolo.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Barbaresco from the Winery Elvio Cogno
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Barbaresco of Winery Elvio Cogno in the region of Piedmont is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Barbaresco of Winery Elvio Cogno in the region of Piedmont often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Barbaresco
Pairings that work perfectly with Barbaresco
Original food and wine pairings with Barbaresco
The Barbaresco of Winery Elvio Cogno matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of stuffed peppers, pasta with chicken, peppers and mushrooms or lamb confit with new potatoes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Elvio Cogno's Barbaresco.
Discover the grape variety: Nebbiolo
Austere, noble reds, pale in colour and quick to turn garnet, with powerful tannins and high acidity, showing aromas of sour cherry, faded rose, tar, white truffle, leather and balsamic notes with age. Outstanding ageing potential. Absolute star of Piedmont with Barolo DOCG and Barbaresco DOCG, also in Roero, Gattinara, Ghemme and Valtellina (Chiavennasca). A late-ripening Italian variety among the world's greatest.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Barbaresco from Winery Elvio Cogno are 2011, 2006, 2013, 0 and 2010.
Informations about the Winery Elvio Cogno
The Winery Elvio Cogno is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Barbaresco to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Barbaresco
Big sister of Barolo on the hills east of Alba. Pure Nebbiolo (100%) as red: garnet robe turning brick-orange, signature nose of rose, violet, cherry, raspberry, truffle, leather and tar, silky palate with firm but more elegant tannins, accessible younger than Barolo. Minimum 26 months' ageing (50 for Riserva), of which 9 in wood. Ages 10-25 years.
The wine region of Piedmont
Kingdom of Nebbiolo: Barolo and Barbaresco DOCG, long-ageing reds with firm tannins and lively acidity, complex aromas of withered rose, sour cherry, tar, truffle and undergrowth. More accessible, tangy Barbera on red fruit, supple, crisp Dolcetto. Sweet, floral sparkling Moscato d'Asti, mineral, lemony Gavi (Cortese) white, round, almondy Arneis from Roero. 50,000 ha across the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato, UNESCO.
The word of the wine: Breeding
It can last for several years. The bottles are stacked in the cellars and waited for the light and heat. The yeasts gradually give the wine compounds that enrich it. A long maturation is a guarantee of quality.
