Barolo Ravera Bricco Pernice

Azienda Agricola Elvio Cogno is an Italian wine producer, located just south of the Barolo comune in the Langhe area of Piedmont. Elvio Cogno was formed in 1990 when the Cogno family purchased the current winery and house, however the first Barolo that the Cogno family bottled was the great vintage of 1961. Just three years later in 1964, far ahead of his times, Elvio Cogno decided to write the name of the vineyard on the label: Brunate. It was a sign of pride and knowledge of the uniqueness of his wines and of the terroir that helped to create them. The family had been growing grapes and producing wine for many generations. In 2012, the company won a UNESCO award for the restoration work of their farmhouse in the sympathetic installation of new facilities.

Located in a warm and sheltered area, Bricco Pernice owes its name to the birds that used to build their love nest here. The white color of the soil reveals a significant presence of limestone interspersed with clay, a feature that distinguishes it from the other parcels of the Ravera cru. Two of the three parcels of which it is composed have trunks of twenty-five years, while the third has an average age of fifty years.

Ruby color tending towards garnet, intense notes of violet are perceived on the nose, accompanied by a hint of wet earth and ripe red fruit and finely hinted spices. On the palate it is harmonious and very structured with incisive but velvety and sweet tannins. The elegant and persuasive note already promotes it in its youth, characters that will transform the years into complexity, leaving room for evolutions worthy only of great wines.