Bianco Pomice IGP 2023

Wine description for Bianco Pomice IGP 2023 by Tenuta di Castellaro

Colour & appearance

Bright golden yellow with delicate silvery reflections — luminous and gleaming like the pumice stone to which the wine owes its name.

Nose

Immediately captivating: herbal, ethereal aromas rise from the glass, followed by fresh citrus notes and exotic fruit — guava, pineapple, honeydew melon. With air, a salty sea breeze emerges ever more distinctly, iodine-laden and invigorating.

Palate

Juicy, fresh, finely spiced. The minerality and saline thread become even more pronounced on the palate — textured, stimulating and surprisingly complex for a wine of such freshness. Cool precision rather than southern opulence.

Finish

Long and salty-mineral, with an aftertaste of citrus and herbs that evokes rock and sea spray.

Terroir & origin

The vines are planted on the Piana di Castellaro on the Aeolian island of Lipari, at around 350 metres above sea level. Three volcanic rocks shape the terroir: pumice lends elegance, obsidian mineral sharpness, kaolin creamy richness. The vines are grown in the ancient alberello system — free-standing, without trellising — on terraces that demand pure manual labour. Heroic viticulture between sky and sea.

Grape varieties & vinification

A cuvée of Malvasia delle Lipari and Carricante, two indigenous varieties perfectly adapted to this extreme island climate. Direct pressing of the grapes, followed by static must settling for eight to twelve hours at a cool 10–12 °C; fermentation is controlled at 16–18 °C. This preserves the crystalline fruit intact.

Food recommendations

Ideally suited to Mediterranean cuisine: grilled fish, crustaceans, spaghetti alle vongole or octopus salad — wherever salt and sea appear on the plate, this wine feels at home.

Special features

Tenuta di Castellaro is certified organic and vinifies in its bioclimatic cellar exclusively by gravity. Cellar master Sebastiano brought with him twenty years of experience on Etna — one can taste this volcanic school: a white wine of rarely concentrated, austere energy.