In the glass
Aroma: green apple, white peach, almond blossom
Palate: lemon curd, stone fruit, salinity
Pomino's accessible white, Chardonnay-Pinot Bianco from the cool high-altitude Pomino vineyards.
What it pairs with
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Pollo arrosto with lemon
Stone-fruit lift meets lemon-roasted bird. -
Insalata di mare
Saline white refreshes seafood salad. -
Pecorino fresco with honey
Fresh sheep cheese with stone-fruit notes.
History
Pomino Bianco has been bottled as a Chardonnay-Pinot Bianco blend since around 1980 from the high-altitude Pomino DOC vineyards.
- 1980 — First modern Pomino Bianco bottling
Facts
- Producer
- Frescobaldi Tenuta di Pomino
- Grapes
- Chardonnay (70%), Pinot Bianco (30%)
- Classification
- Pomino DOC Bianco
- Oak
- Stainless steel with 2 months on lees
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Price
- EUR 14 to 22 at retail
- Drinking window
- 1 to 5 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1980
Scores
- Wine Advocate 89 (2021 vintage, reviewed 2023)