LA SCOLCA, GAVI DOCG BLACK LABEL GOLD EDITION, 2023

O VINARIJI

U podnožju Apeninskog gorja smjestila se vinarija  La Scolca , koja je opravdano najstarija i najpoznatija vinarija u regiji  Gavi  .

Od 1919. vinari La Scolca prvi su stvorili čisto bijelo vino od grožđa Cortese pod nazivom Gavi. Pažljivim odležavanjem poboljšali su kvalitetu i svoj uspjeh okrunili 1966. stvaranjem slavnog Gavi dei Gavi “Etichetta Nera “, s kojim je Vittorio Soldati učinio sebe i vinariju La Scolca međunarodno popularnima.

Vino Gavi i vinarija La Scolca neraskidivo su povezani. Kao preteča regije Gavi, meteorski uspon vina Gavi temelji se na obitelji Soldati, čiji je djed prije sto godina kupio zemlju za uzgoj pšenice u Roveretu. Suprotno prevladavajućem mišljenju da se ovdje mogu uzgajati samo crne sorte grožđa, uzgajalo se grožđe Cortese. Od 1950. Gavi od grožđa Cortese bilježi izuzetan uspjeh, koji je 1998. nagrađen statusom DOCG. Već 1993. vinarija La Scolca osnovala je konzorcij Tutela del Gavi za zaštitu i promicanje ugleda vina Gavi di Gavi. Danas brojni Gavi vinari pripadaju konzorciju – još jedan dokaz dalekovidosti vinarije La Scolca.

Stražarski toranj koji pripada vinariji također omogućuje pogled daleko preko zemlje. Otprilike 50 hektara vinove loze Cortese – sorte grožđa za vino Gavi – ovdje se sunča od jutra do mraka, uživajući u morskom zraku. Na trsovima dugim i do 200 kilometara počinje konstantno visoka kvaliteta, jer La Scolca zna da najbolja vina dolaze od najboljeg grožđa. I do 10 puta po berbi radnici lutaju vinogradom, orezuju, prorjeđuju, smanjuju urod. Po potrebi se provodi i zelena berba prije nego što potpuno zrelo grožđe stigne do modernog podruma. Tu nastaju karakteristična, pristupačna i intenzivna bijela vina koja kasnije na etiketi mogu nositi dodatak Gavi DOCG. Svježa, voćna i elegantna, sva su vina Tenuta La Scolca, no vjerojatno se Gavi dei Gavi posebno ističe.

Značenje etiketa

• Na bijeloj etiketi stoji da je vino La Scolca napravljeno od 20 godina stare loze.
• Crna etiketa znači da vino dolazi od 60 godina stare loze.
• Dodatak Gavi DOCG označava da vino zadovoljava visoke zahtjeve kvalitete Tutela del Gavi i stoga se može službeno stavljati na tržište kao vino iz Gavija.

At the foot of the Apennine Mountains lies the winery La Scolca, which is justifiably the oldest and most famous winery in the region Gavi . 

Since 1919 the winemakers of La Scolca have been the first to create pure white wine from the Cortese grape called Gavi. Through careful aging they improved the quality and crowned their success in 1966 with the creation of the celebrated Gavi dei Gavi”Etichetta Nera“, with which Vittorio Soldati made himself and the winery La Scolca internationally popular.

Gavi wine and the La Scolca winery are inextricably linked. As the forerunner of the Gavi region, the meteoric rise of Gavi wine is based on the Soldati family, whose grandfather bought wheat-growing land in Rovereto a hundred years ago. Contrary to the prevailing opinion that only red grape varieties could be cultivated here, Cortese grapes were grown. Since 1950, Gavi from the Cortese grape has enjoyed resounding success, which was rewarded with DOCG status in 1998. As early as 1993, La Scolca winery founded the Tutela del Gavi consortium to protect and promote the reputation of Gavi di Gavi wine. Today, numerous Gavi winemakers belong to the consortium – further proof of the foresight of La Scolca Winery. 

The watchtower belonging to the winery also allows to look far over the land. Approximately 50 hectares of Cortese vines – the grape variety for Gavi wine – bask here from morning to night, enjoying the sea air. On the rows of vines up to 200 kilometers long, the consistently high quality begins, because La Scolca knows that the best wines come from the best grapes. Up to 10 times per vintage, workers wander through the vineyard, pruning, thinning, reducing the yield. If necessary, a green harvest also takes place before the fully ripe grapes make their way to the modern cellar. There, the characteristic, accessible and intense white wines are created, which may later bear the addition Gavi DOCG on the label. Fresh, fruity and elegant, the wines of Tenuta La Scolca are all, yet probably the Gavi dei Gavi stands out in particular. 

The language of labels

• A white label states that La Scolca wine is made from 20-year-old vines.
• A black label means that the wine comes from 60 year old vines. 
• The appendage Gavi DOCG indicates that the wine meets the high quality requirements of the Tutela del Gavi and thus may be officially marketed as a wine from Gavi.