This grape variety arrived in Piedmont after travelling along the Salt Trail, the road that allowed commercial exchanges of anchovies, oil and wine with the people who lived by the Ligurian Sea. Favorita was once vinified sweet and used during mass. There’s an interesting story behind the name: it is said to have been the favourite wine of the Bela Rusin (Rosa Vercellana), who, in turn, was the favourite of King Vittorio Emanuele II.
Age of vineyard: 20 years
Harvest: the grapes are harvested by hand into 20-kg crates. Beginning of September.
Vinification: soft pressing. No maceration on skins. Slow fermentation at a temperature of 13/14°C, to guarantee conservation of the aroma.
Ageing: in steel tanks for four months.
Sensorial overview: straw yellow with greenish highlights; delicate bouquet of fresh fruit and white summer flowers; notes of jasmine, banana, tropical fruit; fresh, full and fairly well structured.