White

FAMA

By Giovanni Abrigo, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy

Giovanni Abrigo FAMA

100% Favorita from a single parcel in Diano d'Alba, cold-macerated on the skins for three days and aged a year on the lees, FAMA is the estate's more structured expression of the variety.

Tasting notes

Light straw yellow, with aromas ranging from floral to spicy: white flowers such as linden and jasmine, with citrus and spice recalling thyme. Good acidity and a sense of structure and progression on the palate.

Pairs well with

Mediterranean cuisine, seafood starters and fish first courses, white meats or fried vegetables.

Technical details

Style
White
Denomination
Langhe Favorita DOC
Grape
Favorita 100%
Production area
Single parcel in the village of Diano d'Alba.
Soil
Medium-textured, limestone-rich soil with thin layers of sand and grey sandstone; weakly alkaline.
Exposure
South-west, altitude 330 m a.s.l.
Harvest
Beginning of September, hand-harvested into crates during the first hours of the day.
Vineyard planting
Espalier vineyards with Guyot pruning, average density about 4,000 vines per hectare.
Vinification
Destemmed grapes are macerated on the skins for 3 days at low temperature in steel without added sulphur dioxide, then soft-pressed, with the must split into first- and second-press fractions, decanted and racked. A starter of indigenous yeast from the same grapes is added and fermentation continues at 18-19°C, with part of the must finished in barrel; malolactic fermentation reaches about 80%. Ages on its fine lees for 12 months with periodic manual stirring, then a further 12 months in bottle before release.
Serving temperature
13-15°C

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