White
Emanuella
By Pasquale Pelissero, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
An intensely scented Favorita dedicated to Ornella's younger sister Emanuela.
Tasting notes
Appearance: deep straw with hints of light green. Nose: white flowers, sage, rosemary, grapefruit. Palate: bright, with a vibrant minerality, elegant
Pairs well with
Seafood or vegetable appetisers, seafood spaghetti, toasted ravioli, shrimp bisque, fried catfish, vegetable pie, fried chicken, semi-hard cheeses
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Favorita
- Grape
- Favorita 100%
- Production area
- Neive
- Soil
- Marl (clay and limestone)
- Exposure
- South-west
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 5,000 vines per hectare, 15 to 20 years old, 0.5 ha, 400 m above sea level
- Vinification
- Soft pressing of whole clusters, temperature-controlled fermentation, no malolactic fermentation. Aged 3 months in stainless steel tanks. Bottled at the end of March. About 4,000 bottles a year, 13% alcohol.
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