Langhe Favorita, Cascina Chicco

LANGHE FAVORITA

D.O.C.

Variety of vine

100% Favorita

Vineyard position

Vezza d’Alba, Piedmont, Italy Subzone of Valmaggiore. The name recalls how the grape and its wines were one of the favorites of the royal courts of the Roero. The grape variety, in fact, is the same as the Vermentino grape and arrived in the Roero area along the olive oil and salt routes. The vineyards are south-east facing with an average age of 25 years

Soil

Sandy

Date of harvest

mid-September

Yield per hectare

60 hl 

Wine-making

After evaluating the best period of harvest for optimum sugar and acidity levels, the grapes are harvested and left to rest for one night. Crushing is done the next morning in a refrigerated cell kept at 0°-2° C. The maceration is done between skin and must, an interesting choice for a white wine, which gives the wine much fragrance, structure and longevity. Temperatures are kept cold in all the operations in order to maintain the color. For the rest of the vinification, the wine rests exclusively in stainless steel tanks and is bottled in March

Tasting notes

The aroma is delicate and has notes of citrus, linden, and exotic fruits. In the mouth it is fresh and elegant with a final note of hay

Dishes

This wine is excellent with both cold and hot appetizers, every type of fish, and crustaceans

Recommended serving temperature

10-12° C