Wherever it gets its grapes, its musts, its wines, the company always adheres to the same principle: great wine comes from the vineyard, and it is to this that the most careful and scrupulous care must be dedicated first. An important accomplice is the clayey soil where the vineyards grow, reaching up to 60 years of age.

What strikes you when you arrive at Tenuta La Scolca®, in addition to the Ancient Tower that overlooks the house, is the pleasant atmosphere that you perceive: everything takes place with harmony and with the punctuality that only well-tested mechanisms can show. The Tenuta La Scolca® was purchased in 1919 by the great-grandfather of Giorgio Soldati, father of Chiara Soldati, the fourth generation with an eye already on the third millennium. What is fascinating when arriving at Tenuta La Scolca®, in addition to the Ancient Tower that overlooks the house, is the pleasantness of the atmosphere that is perceived: everything happens with harmony and with the punctuality that only well-tested mechanisms can show. The past and the future coexist in this company that best combines the naturalness of those who have always lived in this world with the speed of those who look ahead with the foresight of courageous captains: never as in the case of the Soldati family do names have a symbolic meaning. The name of the plot derives from the ancient toponym “Sfurca” or “look far away” and the farmhouse that stood there had been a lookout post in the past. The surname fully reflects the proud and tenacious character of the owners and their wines.

At the time of purchase, the property was partly covered by woods, partly cultivated with wheat. It was a well-studied intuition to plant Cortese vineyards in 1900 in an area exclusively suited to the cultivation of red grape vineyards: never, as in this case, has the name of the company been prophetic. Production soon became a primary technical and entrepreneurial activity. La Scolca® is the oldest company in the area, due to the continuity of management by the Soldati family, and at the same time it is the most contemporary.

Giorgio has proven to be a very valid, imaginative and innovative interpreter: he is the creator of successful wines and sparkling wines in the 70s without ever betraying his loyalty to the land of Gavi and the Cortese grape variety. But the most difficult task he took on, taken up by his daughter Chiara, was to maintain the leadership achieved by the company over the years, further strengthening the image and fame of La Scolca ® with typical Piedmontese will and character and the philosophy of the highest possible quality.

The prestigious “Gavi dei Gavi”® La Scolca® is obtained through the most rigorous respect for nature, the most ancient and traditional rules of cultivation, from pruning to harvest with a strict and careful selection in vineyards that reach sixty years of age. In the cellar, with winemaking techniques refined in over 100 years of experience, a model of Gavi is born that is still unsurpassed: a term of comparison and reference, the fruit of a long tradition spanning generations. A wine that amazes: it contrasts a delicate aroma with a strong character and a great personality. A wine suspended in time. Lively and intense, harmonious and balanced, it offers a surprising freshness and continuity. The complex hints of flint, almond and walnut know how to evolve over time: a wine with the soul of a child, but with the heart of an adult.

All grapes have places where, when grown, they give the best of themselves, native grapes that are special because they are born and grow in a specific area and only in that place. The Cortese grapes, for example, in the Gavi area once called Gavi Ligure, near Novi Ligure, give a wine with an aristocratic personality, mineral and intense, persistent and elegant. And, within the Gavi area, the best results are obtained in the Rovereto area: if there were a classification of vineyards in Italy as it is in France, Rovereto di Gavi would undoubtedly be the “Gran Cru del Cortese”.

With the DOCG recognition, in 1998, Gavi completed the path that made it famous throughout the world. The first large-scale rational plantings of Cortese, a native vine already mentioned in the seventeenth century, are due to the Cambiaso family in the Centuriona and Toledana estates in 1876, thanks to the good quality of the wine obtained, the example was soon followed by other large estates in the area. The affirmation of Cortese di Gavi, the wine specialization, the qualitative and promotional drive of the large companies led to the recognition, in 1974, of the DOC and the recent DOCG. Currently the wine research of the large companies is aimed at producing, in addition to the classic fragrant and fresh white, more structured and long-lived wines, with a 'French' imprint.

VINIFICATION TECHNIQUE: in white, cold, partly macerated on the skins; left, until bottling, in contact with the (native) yeasts of the first fermentation or “sur lie”.
RECOMMENDED CONSUMPTION PERIOD: excellent in the first few years, it maintains its characteristics very well over time for over 5 years.

Tasting Notes:
Gavi DOCG wine – dry white.
COLOR: light straw yellow, with delicate greenish reflections.
FRAGRANCE: intense, long, continuous, persistent, from fruity to flowery depending on the state of evolution.
FLAVOUR: broad, savoury, hints of flint; almond and walnut in the finish with notes of citrus (orange, lime).
SERVING TEMPERATURE: approximately 12°C.

Food Suggestions:
Excellent as an aperitif or throughout the meal; in addition to the typical pairings for white wines (fish, shellfish, seafood, oysters, crab), it is not afraid of pairing with white meats, noble poultry and light roasts. Ideal with Italian dishes and also with international cuisine pairings.

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Sources:
https://www.lascolca.net/gavi-dei-gavi-etichetta-nera/
https://cittadelvino.com/

It is important to let the traveler know which places are the places of food and wine culture by installing signs at the entrances to the town announcing the entry into a City of Wine. The Association can provide its Members with road signs  “Citta del Vino”, City of Wine.

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