«Waiting is still an occupation. It is having nothing to wait for that is terrible»: thus wrote Cesare Pavese in his most intimate diary, This Business of Living.
Knowing howandbeing able to wait. Scarpa has chosen to give wine time and listen to its evolution, without hasting nor forcing anything. Only patient waiting yields masterpieces like Barbera d’Asti I Bricchi and Barbera d’Asti Superiore La Bogliona, which age well beyond what is indicated in the disciplinary: from 2 to 3 years in large barrels, respectively. Almost the same amount of time dedicated to our Barbaresco Tettineive and Barolo Tettimorra, which also both age for longer periods compared to what the disciplinary requires.
Waiting is not merely about testing one’s patience. It also involves knowing that the greatest component of wine is time. Time governs the maturity of a vintage, it enhances varietal expression and reveals how a wine can be – and become – great.
These outstanding Scarpa labels are not the only ones that age with time: we apply the same philosophy to wines made from native varieties. Our Monferrato Freisa Secco ages up to 24 months in stainless steel tanks, and for another year in the bottle. A year of aging in the bottle is also provided for our Dolcetto d’Acqui; Rouchet Monferrato Rosso; the extraordinarily intense Selva di Moirano and Nebbiolo d’Alba Bric du Nota, distinguished by elegant notes of violet.
Giving time to wine is the highest form of respect for an outstanding territory that we are fortunate to cultivate, between Monferrato and Langhe. An assurance that we are in no hurry to reach the market but are committed to producing complete wines that have been “prepared” by the extraordinary power of waiting.
