Calcarius, Hellen Bianco 2019

Based in the picturesque coastal Gargano National Park in southeast Italy, winemaker Valentina Passalacqua has garnered a cult following among wine lovers for her mineral, tense wines, which place a great emphasis on the wine and not the winemaker. Hellen Bianco 2019 certainly sticks to this brief, with the citrus power of the 100% Falanghina grapes really shining through among a backbone of salinity and chalk, which is to be expected with vineyards bordering the craggy cliffs of Italy's Gulf of Manfredonia. It's a great wine to pair with delicate fish dishes like Dover Sole.