Antica Casa Vinicola Scarpa was founded by Antonio Scarpa* in 1854. Scarpa’s reputation was made beginning in the 1960s and 70s by Mario Pesce, whose father purchased the winery some years earlier. Mario was one of those souls who, while respecting the traditions and history of his region, was ambitious enough to think that they could do better – and specifically that Monferrato could produce complex, age-worthy, and elegant wines. He spent ti...
The estate vineyard is in Castel Rocchero, in the province of Asti, 10km southeast of Scarpa’s cantina in Nizza Monferrato. The vineyard is on the border of the two parts of the Monferrato: the Monferrato Astigiano (i.e., around Asti) to the west and the Monferrato Alessandrino (around Alessandria) to the east. The total area is a contiguous 50 hectares, of which 22 hectares are planted. The rest is forest (including truffle forests!) and fiel...
The current winery in Nizza Monferrato dates back to 1880. The aromatic and semi-aromatic red wines (Brachetto, Dolcetto, Rouchet), Barbera ‘Casa Scarpa’are fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks. All of the other wines are fermented either in conical wooden casks or stainless steel and then aged in large wooden casks (botti grandi) ranging from 2,000 to 10,000 liters and from three to 12 years old. Mario Pesce performed tests using botti...
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