Celebrating its 140th anniversary, the Frescobaldi 2018 Pomino Bianco Riserva Benefizio Castello di Pomino is a historic wine for many reasons that reach beyond the accomplishment of this impressive birthday. For one, this Chardonnay put the high-altitude Pomino appellation on the map, representing one of Tuscany's first white wine territories. This Riserva offers Burgundian undertones of white peach, creamy almond and cantaloupe melon. The wine is fresh and balanced by its acidity and those dusty chalky tones that make for such an elegant finish.

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.

The 2015 Pomino Bianco Riserva Benefizio Castello di Pomino is a lovely white wine with substance, power and a creamy consistency. This is a deeply sophisticated and finely nuanced wine with yellow fruit, apricot, vanilla, white rose and toasted almond. The mouthfeel is fresh, generous and luscious. This wine should hold for the better part of a decade.

A white that is built to age, the 2012 Pomino Bianco Riserva Benefizio Castello di Pomino shows a great degree of sophistication and richness. Integrated oak tones have been lavished over the fruit, contributing both to the quality and the persistency of the wine. Stone fruit and melon is followed by butter, pineapple and freshly-baked baguette.