The Vineyard
The Grape as Protagonist
All grapes have a place where they give the best of themselves.
Some succeed in expressing their full potential in just one place: where the vine finds the most suitable soil, climate, altitude, and exposure.
Only there and in nowhere else.
Cortese grapes in the Gavi area, near Novi Ligure, produce a wine of aristocratic personality, mineral and intense, durable and elegant. And, within the municipality of Gavi, the best results are obtained in the Rovereto district. If we classify the region, like they use to do in France, Rovereto di Gavi would be without a doubt the “Gran Cru of Cortese”.
La Scolca® has its vineyards in the most beautiful location of Rovereto, and its Gavi Dei Gavi® is the highest representation of the wine produced in this micro-area. This exciting result does not come exclusively because of the fortunate position of our vineyards: it is also the fruit of well-considered enological practice. With raw materials and conditions similar to other producers in the area, our expertise let us have an extra gear.
Gavi wine, produced with Cortese grapes, was actually invented here, at La Scolca®: more than 100 years it became a model of style. The company manages an area of about 50 hectares of vineyards. On the whole, there are about 200 km of rows of vines, which during each agricultural campaign, are crossed from eight to ten times on foot or by tractor, with planting distances of 0.90 by 2.40 meters. The density is about 4500 vines per hectare. The vineyards are located in the happiest positions of Rovereto and Gavi. Sea air, full sunlight exposure from sunrise to sunset, coolness and minimal dews. All of these elements create the proper alternating conditions that are ideal for a complete and correct ripening of the grapes, a prerequisite for a good wine.
The company always follows the same principle: a great wine is born in the vineyard. An important factor is the clayey soil where the vineyards, which can be 60 years old, grow. This is the philosophy of production: in order to obtain an excellent wine are needed excellent grapes. The harvest takes place when the grapes are perfectly ripe, usually earlier than the average of the area.
The Vineyard
The Grape as Protagonist
All grapes have a place where they give the best of themselves. Some succeed in expressing their full potential in just one place: where the vine finds the most suitable soil, climate, altitude, and exposure. Only there and in nowhere else.
Cortese grapes in the Gavi area, near Novi Ligure, produce a wine of aristocratic personality, mineral and intense, durable and elegant. And, within the municipality of Gavi, the best results are obtained in the Rovereto district. If we classify the region, like they use to do in France, Rovereto di Gavi would be without a doubt the “Gran Cru of Cortese”.
La Scolca® has its vineyards in the most beautiful location of Rovereto, and its Gavi Dei Gavi® is the highest representation of the wine produced in this micro-area. This exciting result does not come exclusively because of the fortunate position of our vineyards: it is also the fruit of well-considered enological practice. With raw materials and conditions similar to other producers in the area, our expertise let us have an extra gear.
Gavi wine, produced with Cortese grapes, wasactually invented here, at La Scolca®: more than 100 years it became a model of style. The company manages an area of about 50 hectares of vineyards. On the whole, there are about 200 km of rows of vines, which during each agricultural campaign, are crossed from eight to ten times on foot or by tractor, with planting distances of 0.90 by 2.40 meters. The density is about 4500 vines per hectare. The vineyards are located in the happiest positions of Rovereto and Gavi. Sea air, full sunlight exposure from sunrise to sunset, coolness and minimal dews. All of these elements create the proper alternating conditions that are ideal for a complete and correct ripening of the grapes, a prerequisite for a good wine.
The company always follows the same principle: a great wine is born in the vineyard. An important factor is the clayey soil where the vineyards, which can be 60 years old, grow. This is the philosophy of production: in order to obtain an excellent wine are needed excellent grapes. The harvest takes place when the grapes are perfectly ripe, usually earlier than the average of the area.