Elvio Cogno - Barolo Ravera Bricco Pernice 2018 (750ml)
Jeb Dunnuck: 97 Points
Entirely from Nebbiolo Lampia a more classic Barolo from this south-facing vineyard the 2018 Barolo Ravera Bricco Pernice has aromas of red fruits cocoa fresh earth and ripe berries. It is medium-bodied and long on the palate with sweet refined tannin and notes of dried apricot and spiced blood orange. Drink 2025-2040. Elvio Cogno founded his eponymou
Kerin O'Keefe: 95 Points
Cedar forest floor new leather and woodland berry aromas shape the alluring nose along with a floral whiff of violet. Full-bodied and all about finesse the smooth savory palate offers juicy Marasca cherry star anise and white pepper framed in taut polished tannins. Drink 2025?2038. Drink 2025?2030 Abv: 14.5%
vWine Advocate: 95 Points
A wine like this gives you an evermore selective expression of fruit from one of the best parcels from within the greater Ravera cru. However it also comes from a more challenging vintage. The Elvio Cogno 2018 Barolo Ravera Bricco Pernice is held back for an additional year before its commercial release. That puts you in a position of choosing between the more affordable Barolo from Ravera and this more carefully culled selection of fruit. It makes sense to side with 2019 although this expression from 2018 will appeal to those who appreciate the nuances of vintage and place. Those Barolo lovers are also quite familiar with the Cogno house style that tends to favor the power muscle and staying power that Ravera is known for. You should also be able to coax out more years of bottle age with this wine. 5000 bottles were released. I notice that the brand name seems to be transitioning away from Elvio Cogno to Cogno at least in terms of how it appears on the front label. Published: Aug 24 2023
Vinous: 93 Points
The 2018 Barolo Bricco Pernice shows the limits of the year in its angular tannins slightly dried out fruit and overall angular feel. Dark cherry leather game incense and tobacco lend quite a bit of aromatic complexity. Its hard to get past the rough contours. Even so this is nicely done for the year. (Drink between 2025-2033)
