2012 Vintage/Harvest Report from Chiara Soldati
owner/winemaker of La Scolca
I’m pleased to send you the information about 2012 harvest at La Scolca. We started on 7th September and I’m pleased to update about the most important moments of our harvest. The 2012 vintage at La Scolca started two weeks in advance compared to the average of recent years, with a high quality production. After a hot and dry summer which resulted in an advance of the grape harvest of about a month, compared to 30 years ago. The wind dried the soil and climate, and returned with a high range temperature: it allowed us to start the harvest on September 7th under the most favorable conditions and in advance of the usual harvests of our "micro-zone" that normally can take advantage of the marine breeze benefits and temperate climate of the Ligurian sea. This year is characterized by changes in temperature and the result the obtainment of wines with great extracts and aromas, maintaining their classic elegance. The must has a good structure, finesse and elegance, lingering scent and good alcohol and acidity : the results obtained from the analysis of the main indicators predict a year that will give us wine rich in extracts and flavors, with excellent structure and preparation of aging in the long term.
The growing season had a fluctuating course but with periods of regularity: the quality of the grapes is good and therefore we provide high profile wines, having the chance to get perfumed white wines, full of finesse and freshness . The winter in Piedmont had a regular course with periods of intense cold, low snow. The spring climate assured the grapes linear growth thanks to a good alternation of heat and rain. The month of April was very dry with temperatures for many days above the seasonal average. In May, the temperatures were very low but without rain . In June, there were two weeks of rain, which returned to normal range in July with temperatures below the seasonal average. The unusual warm April accelerated the growth cycle with the result of a regular flowering but that started in advance. During the months of June and July, the plants lost part of the accumulated advance, but it has been accelerated due to the increase of the temperature of the last two weeks of August. The particular of our vineyards with clayey soil, has allowed to support the high temperatures and shortage rainy, allowing a good sugar acid and a perfect balanced aromas. The first few days of September, with few days of rain, allowed the grapes to use the accumulated warmth coming from the ground, giving to the vintage an exceptional quality.
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