Elvio Cogno 2023 Langhe Nascetta "Anas-Cetta" 750ml

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. It may well be the best expression of Nascetta that I have tasted from Nadia Cogno and Valter Fissore, and it certainly has the potential to improve with aging. Drink 2025-2037.

Score: 93+ points -- Audrey Frick, jebdunnock.com, 2025