Elvio Cogno, Barolo Cascina Nuova, 2016 NO WINE SEARCHER Trestle Thirty One

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Elvio Cogno, Barolo Cascina Nuova, 2016 NO WINE SEARCHER Trestle Thirty OneThe 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