Features
Name:
Pomino Bianco DOC 2022 Frescobaldi
Terrain:
Pliocene marl, clays and sands
Winery
Commitment in viticulture and agriculture in general, these are the strong points of the Frescobaldi family, which has been producing wine in Tuscany for seven hundred years, precisely since the beginning of the fourteenth century. Moreover, the family counts among its ancestors illustrious men of letters, explorers, musicians, bankers, bishops and politicians. The archives keeps many ancient documents and among the registers there are commercial contracts with many European Courts starting from the thirteenth century. In the fifteenth and sixteenth century, the Florentine family supplied wines to the Court of England and of many European countries, including the Papal Court. Even before that, the Frescobaldi had relationships and commercial contacts with the workshops of many famous artists such as Donatello, Michelozzo Michelozzi, Filippo Brunelleschi.
Around the year 1000, the first members of the family moved to Florence from Val di Pesa, where we still find the Castiglioni Estate, the oldest agricultural property of the family. At that time, the cities of central and northern Italy were strengthening economically, politically and militarily, to the detriment of feudal power; the lords in fact urbanized, attracted and flattered by the commercial and political advantages that the cities offered.
The Frescobaldi settled in the Oltrarno part of the city in Piazza de' Frescobaldi where they built the loggia, the tower and the palace. In 1252 Lamberto Frescobaldi built the first wooden bridge over the Arno, now called Ponte Santa Trinita, in order to connect his properties with the ancient historical center of Florence.
With great openness towards the future, the ancestors introduced in 1855 in Tuscany some grape varieties, unknown at that time, such as Carbernet Sauvignon, Merlot Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
The twentieth century is characterized by the action of Vittorio, Ferdinando and Leonardo Frescobaldi who made an important contribution to elevate Tuscany to a place of excellence for viticulture.
Today Lamberto Frescobaldi picked up the baton and, thanks to his long technical experience, he aims at further strengthening the uniqueness of the wines of each family estate.
Description
Pomino Bianco DOC from the Freascobaldi family's Castello Pomino estate is a white wine made from Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco grapes. Pomino is an area of Tuscany most suited to the production of white wines. It is a very fresh, slightly savory and mineral wine.
Organoleptic characteristics:
It has a brilliant straw yellow color, almost crystal clear. The nose presents itself, with clear hints of green apple and pear, but equally intense is the
floral component, with a rich bouquet of white and yellow flowers among which we recognize linden, hawthorn, wisteria, lily and mimosa. The olfactory finish is reminiscent of exotic fruits such as mango flanked by notes of acacia honey. In the mouth it is very fresh, slightly savory and mineral. Even in the finish its "mountain" character is underlined by a pleasant freshnesswith citrus overtones.
Storage time:
2-3 years
Vinification
Alcoholic fermentation was conducted in steel tanks and a small part in French oak barrels.
Acknowledgements
2022 James Suckling 92/100