Forteto della Luja | Wein aus Monferrato

Die Geschichte des Farmhauses von Forteto della Luja mitsamt des steinernen Höhlenkellers reicht zurück bis in das Jahr 1700. Der Name stammt von den umliegenden Wäldern, durch die der Rio Luja fliesst. Der Bauernhof ist seit dem Jahr 2007 eine WWF-unterstützte Oase und seit 2011 ein Bildungszentrum für die Universität der Gastronomischen Wissenschaften von Pollenzo. Verantwortlich für diese naturnahe Oase ist Giovanni Scaglione. - Gerardo

'With its centuries-old traditional Piedmontese house and a stone cellar dating to 1700, Forteto della Luja, perched about 20 miles west ob Alba, is dreamy, in every sense. It's so untouched that the World Wildlife Federation has designated it as 'diversity oasis'. The wines of Forteto della Luja somehow convey a sense of not having been manhandled. What I call 'tenderness' comes not from one particular philosophy, but rather from a larger sensibility of deference. Wines grown with this sensibility almost never seem excessive - not too oaky, not too tannic, not too anything that might come from a muscular interventionism. Shorn of calculation, their stylistic vulnerability makes them seem tender.' - Matt Kramer (Wine Spectator)