--- title: "The house · Covalli" url: "https://covallivineyards.com/the-house" --- ![](https://covallivineyards.com/assets/crest-covalli.png)The house # A house of denominations. Covalli has been in commercial use since 2003. It is not one estate on one hill. It is a single name working across a set of Italian denominations, each with its own boundaries, its own grape and its own rules for ageing. The record ## Twenty-three years, documented. Dated events only, in the order they happened. Nothing before 2003 is claimed, because nothing before 2003 is documented, and every score here carries its publication, its vintage and the day it was published. 1. 31 March 2003 First documented commercial use of the Covalli name. 2. 30 September 2003 First use of the Covalli name in United States commerce. 3. 27 April 2010 The Covalli word mark for wine is registered. 4. 2020 The word mark is renewed for a second decade. 5. 5 February 2021 - The Washington Post gives the [Prosecco Rosé](https://covallivineyards.com/wines/prosecco-rose) an “Excellent” designation. 6. 22 October 2021 - James Suckling reviews the [2018 Amarone](https://covallivineyards.com/wines/amarone-2018) at 91 points. 7. 19 June 2023 - James Suckling reviews the [2019 Barolo](https://covallivineyards.com/wines/barolo-2019) at 91 points. 8. 19 January 2024 - Decanter Magazine reviews the [2019 Barolo](https://covallivineyards.com/wines/barolo-2019) at 91 points. 9. 1 May 2024 - Wine Enthusiast reviews the [2022 Monferrato Nebbiolo](https://covallivineyards.com/wines/monferrato-nebbiolo) at 91 points. - Wine Enthusiast reviews the [2022 Langhe Nebbiolo](https://covallivineyards.com/wines/langhe-nebbiolo-2024) at 90 points. Editors’ Choice 10. 1 November 2024 - Vinous reviews the [Prosecco Extra Dry](https://covallivineyards.com/wines/prosecco-extra-dry) at 91 points. - Vinous reviews the [2023 Prosecco Rosé](https://covallivineyards.com/wines/prosecco-rose) at 91 points. 11. 18 November 2024 - Decanter Magazine reviews the [2022 Barbera d'Asti Superiore](https://covallivineyards.com/wines/barbera-dasti-superiore) at 90 points. - Decanter Magazine reviews the [2022 Monferrato Nebbiolo](https://covallivineyards.com/wines/monferrato-nebbiolo) at 90 points. 12. 2 January 2025 - James Suckling reviews the [2022 Barbera d'Asti Superiore](https://covallivineyards.com/wines/barbera-dasti-superiore) at 91 points. - James Suckling reviews the [2022 Langhe Nebbiolo](https://covallivineyards.com/wines/langhe-nebbiolo-2024) at 91 points. - James Suckling reviews the [2022 Dolcetto d'Alba](https://covallivineyards.com/wines/dolcetto-dalba-2025) at 91 points. 13. 23 July 2025 - James Suckling reviews the [2021 Barolo](https://covallivineyards.com/wines/barolo-2021) at 90 points. 14. 22 September 2025 - James Suckling reviews the [2022 Barbaresco](https://covallivineyards.com/wines/barbaresco) at 91 points. - James Suckling reviews the [2023 Langhe Nebbiolo](https://covallivineyards.com/wines/langhe-nebbiolo-2023) at 89 points. 15. 30 September 2025 - James Suckling reviews the [2023 Gavi](https://covallivineyards.com/wines/gavi-2023) at 90 points. - James Suckling reviews the [2023 Pinot Grigio](https://covallivineyards.com/wines/pinot-grigio-2025) at 90 points. 16. 16 December 2025 - Wine Enthusiast reviews the [2024 Dolcetto d'Alba](https://covallivineyards.com/wines/dolcetto-dalba-2024) at 89 points. 17. 2026 The range extends past wine: Limoncello at 25%, an Aperitivo Spritz at 11%, and two ready-to-drink spritzes. 18. 1 April 2026 - Wine Enthusiast reviews the [2023 Monferrato Nebbiolo](https://covallivineyards.com/wines/monferrato-nebbiolo) at 88 points. 19. 9 June 2026 - James Suckling reviews the [2025 Gavi](https://covallivineyards.com/wines/gavi-2025) at 89 points. The regions ## Two regions, worked differently. ### Piemonte Nebbiolo, Barbera, Dolcetto and Cortese from the hills of Alba, Asti and Gavi. Clayey, calcareous soils; long maturation in large oak. Barolo DOCG · Barbaresco DOCG ### Veneto Corvina Veronese, Corvinone and Rondinella dried in ventilated rooms on the hills north of Verona. Glera from Treviso, Padova and Venice. Amarone DOCG · Prosecco DOC The ground ## The guarantee is the denomination. A denomination is a rule set: where the grapes may grow, which grape may be planted, and how long the wine must rest before it may be sold. These are the rules the range is built on. Piemonte ### Barolo The longest wait in the house: Nebbiolo held in cellar until the tannins turn velvety. Barolo DOCG The production area runs across Barolo, Serralunga d’Alba and Castiglione Falletto, with parts of La Morra, Monforte, Verduno, Novello, Grinzane Cavour, Diano d’Alba, Cherasco and Roddi. Extended ageing is mandatory before release. Piemonte ### Barbaresco Nebbiolo from Barbaresco and Neive, two years older than the vintage on the label before it is poured. Barbaresco DOCG Barbaresco, Neive, Treiso and part of Alba. A minimum of two years’ ageing, of which at least nine months in oak, and longer again for Riserva. Piemonte ### Langhe Nebbiolo Nebbiolo without the wait. The Langhe bottling to open on a weeknight. Langhe DOC Ninety-six municipalities. The denomination exists so that growers can allocate their Nebbiolo by quality and by the bottling it is intended for. Piemonte ### Monferrato Nebbiolo Nebbiolo and Barbera off an old sea floor, built for the table rather than the cellar. Monferrato DOC Hill country left behind by the retreat of the sea from what became the Po valley. The older white soils give fuller, longer-lived wines; the Asti sands mature faster. Piemonte ### Gavi Cortese from the marl bands of south-eastern Piemonte. Dry, taut, served cold. Gavi DOCG Roughly 1,600 hectares across eleven municipalities of south-eastern Piemonte, in three bands: northern red clay and gravel, a central belt of marl and sandstone, white clay marls toward the Apennines. Tre Venezie ### Pinot Grigio Alpine nights hold the acidity in place. Drink it young and well chilled. delle Venezie DOC A north-eastern zone shaped by the Adige, Brenta, Piave, Tagliamento and Isonzo. Calcareous deposits, gravel and sand that drain well; Alpine nights hold the acidity in place. Veneto ### Prosecco Extra Dry Glera from Treviso, Padova and Venice, poured at 6–8 °C. The house aperitivo. Prosecco DOC Nine provinces across the Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia. Largely alluvial, clay-loam soils; the Alps hold off the northern cold and the Adriatic sets the rainfall. Veneto ### Amarone della Valpolicella Grapes dried before pressing, on the hills north of Verona. The fullest wine the house makes. Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG The hills north of Verona. The grapes are dried before they are pressed, and the finished wine must reach the denomination’s minimum strength before it may be called Amarone.