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Enveloping, delicate with hints of citrus, exotic fruit and lime, this is how the Favorita Cascina Chicco presents itself at a first taste. A wine from Favorita grapes, a Vermentino clone that reached Roero through the oil and salt routes.
Cascina Chicco was born in 1950 when Ernesto Faccenda bought a hectare of vineyard in Canale, in the heart of the Roero for the production of wine for his Salsamenteria shop, producing Nebbiolo and Barbera both in demijohns and in bulk as a custom of the time. With the arrival of his son Federico, the winery begins the journey that takes it to the present day. Federico begins the production of wine for bottling and above all dictates the new path that will lead the winery to have a production philosophy that was avant-garde at the time: respect for traditions and the territory, safeguarding the environment that hosts them. Then comes the qualitative leap in production when Marco and Enrico, Federico’s sons, work alongside their father in the production, experimenting in courageous and unusual projects at the time. They were among the first to make Nebbiolo sparkling wine. During these years the winery was modernized with new technologies and numerous vineyards were purchased in the most suitable areas of the Roero. The winery is almost completely built under the hill and is an example for environmental sustainability, such as the woodlands and hazelnut groves located near the vineyards. In the vineyard no chemical herbicides are used but organic farming techniques are used, green manure, integrated pest control and the sowing of essences between the rows.
The Favorita Cascina Chicco derives from grapes grown in the sub-area of Valmaggiore, in Vezza d’Alba. During the harvest, the grapes are collected in small crates and stored at a controlled temperature until they are pressed softly. In the production of the Favorita the cryomaceration technique is used to allow an enrichment of the must so as to have a more structured and complex wine and a good longevity.
La Favorita shows a yellow with greenish reflections. At the first approach there are clear hints of exotic fruit and citrus on the nose. In the mouth it is enveloping and fresh with notes of hay.
Region: Piedmont
Year: 2021
Alcohol content: 13,5%
Volume: 75 cl.
Winery: Cascina Chicco
Grape: Favorita
Pairing: La Favorita Cascina Chicco goes well with appetizers and fish first courses.
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