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. 18,000 bottles were produced.

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.