# Langhe Favorita (Ghiga)

> White, Langhe DOC Favorita by [Ghiga](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/ghiga.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/ghiga-langhe-favorita).

- **Producer:** Ghiga
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Langhe DOC Favorita
- **Grape:** Favorita 100%
- **Soil:** Medium texture, good clay and limestone, very rich in magnesium
- **Exposure:** South-east
- **Harvest:** September, hand-picked in crates
- **Vineyard planting:** Planted 1977, mid-hill
- **Vinification:** About 12 hours of skin contact in the press, pressing at no more than 1.8 bar, static settling, then fermentation with selected yeasts at 14 to 15 °C for 20 days, stirred twice a day for 5 minutes to keep fine lees in suspension; no malolactic; 3 months in steel. 12% vol, residual sugar about 2 g/l, total acidity about 6 g/l.
- **Serving temperature:** 5 to 6 °C
- **Storage:** Ageing potential 1.5 years
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-09



## Summary

A dry white from Favorita, 12% vol, aged three months in steel. Pale, floral and fresh.

## Tasting notes

Pale straw yellow with greenish reflections; floral notes and a delicate dried-fruit taste; acid and balanced on the palate.

## Food pairings

Starters, light first courses, fish, pizza, white meats; also as an aperitif