Tormaresca's 2017 Castel del Monte Chardonnay Pietrabianca is a blend of 90% Chardonnay and 10% Fiano. The Chardonnay sees a brief four months in oak, but the Fiano sees no contact with wood. This makes for a clean and bright expression that is redolent of orchard fruit and citrus, a perfect white to pair with the local mussel, rice and potato dish called tiella Barese. The wine is simple and streamlined, but this vintage is slightly thicker and richer on the mid-palate. Some 80,000 bottles were released.