Marchese Luca Spinola

About Winery and Wines

he Marchese Luca Spinola winery is located in Rovereto di Gavi (in the Province of Alessandria) and is part of the historical properties of the Spinola family The vineyards currently cover 14 hectares, of which 7 in the Municipality of Tassarolo and 7 in the Municipality of Gavi . The vineyards enjoy excellent exposure to the sun all year long, are located at an altitude of 200 m a.s.l. and are ideal for the cultivation of the vines. Exclusively producing and selling grapes to the best producers of the Gavi region from 1955 until 2004, the Marchese Luca Spinola winery now produces and markets wines made only from their very finest grapes. At present, three type of Gavi are produced: DOCG Gavi di Gavi “Tenuta Massimiliana”, DOCG Gavi del Comune di Gavi and DOCG Gavi del Comune di Tassarolo, all of which are all single vineyard wines. The different characters (namely the aromas that are always different and unique) of each of the Gavi wines produced by Marchese Luca Spinola, originate exclusively from the different exposure to the sun and from the different composition of the soil in the three single vineyards. The old vineyards, planted from 1955, have about 3638 plants per hectare, while the new ones, planted in 2000, have 3800 plants.

The Cortese di Gavi has always characterised this area, where the grapes find their ideal natural habitat, enabling the wine made from them to become a strong characterising element of the territory. The Gavi microclimate is quite unique: the Ligurian sea is not far away but nor is too close to cause problems. The air is clean and bright, and the breeze prevents mould formation. The Cortese di Gavi grape dates back to 1630. But it was not until the late 19th century, with the stimulus of the large estates belonging to the noble Genoese families, that the first vines were planted for rational and consistent production. This wine later consolidated its position through specialisation and qualitative leap that led to the creation of the Denominazione di Origine Controllata(DOC) in the seventies and earned definitive national and international success with its recognition as a Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita(DOCG) in 1998