Elvio Cogno Ravera Barolo 2019

This wine opens a window on one of the best cru sites in the appellation – the Ravera Vineyard on the Novello side, where steep hills descend down from a castle perched atop a beautiful panorama. From this vantage point, you look up at Novello and the Elvio Cogno winery built midway up the incline. The 2019 Barolo Ravera benefits from this special place and represents a wider net of fruit selected from across the estate vineyard. As a result, Ravera often shows extra versatility and depth. The 2019 vintage offers wild berry, blackcurrant, tart fruit, iodine and campfire ash. This is on the darker and more concentrated side of the Barolo spectrum. Drink date: 2025-2045. Score – 96. (Monica Larner, robertparker.com, Aug. 24, 2023)