Elvio Cogno, Barolo Ravera, 2013 SO031726 Luigi Einaudi copper still distillation

copper still distillation

This Grenache-dominant blend sees 30% whole clusters

leaving a lingering sense of freshness

but capable of evolving gracefully for 10–20 years in the cellar

A blend of fifteen old-vine parcels across Chambolle

Elvio Cogno, Barolo Ravera, 2013 SO031726 Luigi Einaudi copper still distillationElvio Cogno is the producer who put Novello on the Barolo map, farming the high, blue marl hillsides of the Ravera cru when almost no one else bothered. This is their flagship Ravera, from a vineyard that starts at 380 meters and ripens up to ten days later than the famous sites down the hill, which buys it freshness and a steely, linear spine. The 2013 was a classic, structured Barolo vintage, so this bottle was built for the long haul. At a decade