Elvio Cogno, Barolo Cascina Nuova, 2016 NO WINE SEARCHER Romano Dal Forno reinvented Valpolicella

Romano Dal Forno reinvented Valpolicella from his property in Val d'Illasi

and built for the table rather than the tasting room

and wet stone

Trestle Thirty One

This too comes in at 13% alcohol

Elvio Cogno, Barolo Cascina Nuova, 2016 NO WINE SEARCHER Romano Dal Forno reinvented ValpolicellaThe Cogno Barolo to know if you don't know Cogno yet. Cascina Nuova is the entry to the family's lineup, drawn from the younger vines of their flagship MGA Ravera in Novello and "entry" here just means earlier drinking, not lesser. Valter Fissore (son in law of the late Elvio Cogno) farms Ravera as carefully as any cru in the Langhe; Cogno is the single largest grower in the MGA. The 2016 is the classic vintage of the modern era: a cool, wet spring