This pure expression of Chardonnay is exceptionally silky, smooth and direct. The 2016 Pomino Bianco Riserva Benefizio Castello di Pomino offers a vibrant and energetic bouquet with tension and abundant crisp, citrusy flavors. There is elegant mineral definition of flint and crushed oyster shell that gives the wine its backbone. This is a lean and compact expression that offers more in terms of length and persistence than it does textual richness per se. This is an elegant white wine that benefits from high altitude, cool-climate growing conditions.