A RAIN OF AWARDS IN ITALY AND ABROAD.
Cocchi, a historic Piedmontese house founded in Asti in 1891 and always committed to the forefront of the affirmation of the Piedmontese classic method, confirms itself at the top of the wine scene with a series of awards and scores of great importance obtained by its Alta Langa wines.
The Tre Bicchieri awarded to the Alta Langa Extra Brut Millesimato 2019 by the Gambero Rosso Vini d’Italia 2025 guide stand out: a highly prestigious achievement that adds to the numerous other awards that Cocchi has collected in the last year.
Cocchi’s list of winners continues to grow: the newborn Espressione Bianc Alta Langa DOCG 2018 , a new and refined 100% Chardonnay cuvée without any dosage, was recently selected as a Top Wine by the Slow Wine 2025 guide.
The Pas Dosé Alta Langa DOCG 2018 obtained the Gold Medal at the Wow Competition of Civiltà del Bere , the Gold Seal at The Wine Hunter Award and 94 points in Luca Teboni ‘s tastings (in the 2017 vintage).
The Totocorde Alta Langa DOCG Brut 2018 won the Vinibuoni d’Italia 2025 Crown and 90 points at the latest edition of the Decanter competition; in the 2017 vintage it had been rated with 92 points by Wine Enthusiast.
Now, with the Alta Langa Extra Brut 2019 from organic grapes awarded the Tre Bicchieri, Cocchi consolidates its leading role in the panorama of Piedmontese High Bubbles.
Alta Langa Cocchi Extra Brut Millesimato 2019: a very young label that boasts a pioneering legacy
The first vintage of Alta Langa DOCG Extra Brut by Cocchi was previewed in Verona at the last Vinitaly. In just a few months, this wine has achieved great prominence.
Since its first steps in the world of Alta Langa, at the beginning of the experimental project that led to the creation of the denomination in the 1990s, Cocchi has made innovation and quality its flagship. The winery was among the first to believe in the potential of this appellation, with a visionary approach. Today, the result of these investments translates into cuvées that best express the unique characteristics of the territory of the high lands of Langa and that continue to obtain recognition worldwide.
“The Alta Langa DOCG Extra Brut Biologico 2019 was a new bet on a denomination in which we have believed and invested since the beginning, and which we have supported with energy – comments Giulio Bava , owner of Giulio Cocchi with his family -. The long history of Cocchi is studded with important records within the appellation: Cocchi was among the first producers to believe in the Alte Bollicine Piemontesi, so much so that today, in our cellars, two entire decades are preserved in magnums to be tasted, from when “Alta Langa” was little more than a dream, a project and a brand, not yet a denomination” .
Cocchi and Alta Langa DOCG: a story of commitment and records
Cocchi stands out not only for the quality of its wines, but also for its constant striving for excellence. The recent success of the Alta Langa Extra Brut 2019 is just the latest confirmation of a path made of pioneering and passion. Each new cuvée represents a further step forward in the close relationship between Cocchi and the Alta Langa denomination: Cocchi was the first winery ever to offer an Alta Langa wine made from only Chardonnay grapes ( Bianc ‘d Bianc ), first vintage 2000, and in the same year the first to offer a rosé wine ( Rösa ); in 2019, even the first to launch a Grappa di Alta Langa .
“ Even today, Cocchi is still a point of pride for its complete loyalty to the denomination, its perfect compliance with a particularly rigorous specification, which allows it to produce only vintage wines, that is, the expression of a single harvest that is reported on the label; a specification that requires no less than 30 months of refinement for this classic method, and Cocchi does more, coming out on the market with cuvées that have rested on the lees for an extra year, beyond the 30 months required, as happens today with this organic cuvée, 46 months on the lees ”.