Favorita, Fox Hill Vineyard, Mendocino

Favorita is usually the lightest and brightest white variety in Piedmont. Just south in Liguria, Vermentino (same variety though different biotype to Favorita) is everywhere and is the wine to drink with pretty much everything. This wine seems to draw a line between those two threads. On the nose, citrus peel and lemon are followed by stoney minerality, pear, and slight florals like acacia blossoms. The palate has a touch of mid palate weight followed by racy acid and a touch of salinity on the finish.