WINEMAKER NOTES:
The 2023 Langhe Nascetta Del Comune Di Novello Anascëtta bursts with aromas. Floral notes come first, followed by citrus, ginger, sage, and pear, with a hint of mineral notes at the end. Despite 2023 being a warm season, the wine has great crispness and typical savoriness, balancing the sip. The finish is very persistent.
TASTING NOTES:
The 2023 Nascetta Del Comune Di Novello Anas-Cetta was aged in equal parts stainless steel and 15-hectoliter, untoasted Slavonian oak barrels, then blended prior to bottling. It boasts a bright yellow/straw color in the glass and is exuberant on the nose, with savory complexity and attractive notes of flinty reduction, white grapefruit, poached pear, beeswax, petrol, and wet stones. The acidity is modest but accented with white pepper spice and salinity that brings wonderful energy to the wine, along with a gentle glycerin-rich texture. Rating: 93+
- Jeb Dunnuck, 93 pts.
This is always a terrific white and a natural palate-resetter from this mostly red wine region. The Elvio Cogno 2023 Langhe Nascetta del Comune di Novello Anas-Cëtta has a beautiful bouquet with a note of grilled pineapple that you might get in Hawaiian food, along with orchard fruit, crushed stone, wild sage and wildflowers with yellow petals. I even get a hint of bacon smoke and flint stone. The wine ferments partially in steel and partially in oak. It closes with tart freshness.
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 pts.
Fresh and floral-scented, this white offers flavors of apple, pear and bitter almond, with tangy acidity and light tannins providing support. This harmonious version lingers, with an almond, apple and mineral aftertaste. Drink now through 2029. 850 cases made, 450 cases imported.
- Wine Spectator, 90 pts.
