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(Synonyms: Abondante, Bambino, Bambino Peloso Gentile, Bammino, Banjac, Bilana, Bobbino, Bommino, Bonvino, Bonvino bianco, Buon Vino, Buonvino bianco, Butta Palmento, Butta Pezzente, Buttspezzante, Calatammurro, Calpolese, Camblese, Campanile, Campolese, Campolese Camplese, Campolese Chiuso, Campolese Scinciaro, Campolese Sciniato, Carapa, Castella, Cococciola, Cola Tamburo, Colatammurro, Debit, Debit Veliki, Donnee, Marese, Ottonese, Pagadebiti, Poulzhinatz, Pulizanac, Puljizanac, Ribola, Ripona, Scacciadebiti, Schiacciadebiti, Straccia Cambiale, Strappa Cambiale, Tivolese bianco, Trebbiano Abruzzese, Trebbiano Bianco di Chieti, Trebbiano Campolese, Trebbiano d’Abruzzo, Trebbiano d’Ora, Trebbiano d’Oro, Trebbiano di Abruzzo, Trebbiano di Avezzano, Trebbiano di Macerata, Trebbiano di Teramo, Trebbiano Dorato di Teramo, Trivolese, Uva Castellana, Uva da un Osso, Uva Fermana, Uva Romana, and Zapponara bianca.)
Bombino Bianco is a white-wine grape probably originating in the Puglia region of Italy, which is its home today. It has a lot of planted acreage because it is a prolific producer, but as usual quantity and quality tend strongly to have an inverse relation.
A few producers take some trouble with this grape, and they get wines with a nose of exotic fruits, which can include citrus and—sometimes—herbs. The taste shows those and a mild mineral quality. Acceptably done renditions are not profound, but make pleasant drinking. Bombino Bianco is sometimes bottled as “Ottonese”. Also, there is some thought that Bombino Bianco may be the same grape as Trebbiano d’Abruzzo (see our Trebbiano page).
Factoid: Bombino Bianco is known under many synonyms throughout Italy, notably including Debit and Pagadebit, names which came from the grape’s reputation for being a reliably high-yielding crop—so that growers would be assured at every vintage that they could pay off their annual debts.
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Some Descriptions of Bombino Bianco Wines
“Wine writers Joe Bastianich and David Lynch describe Bombino bianco as tending to produce light-bodied wines with soft fruit flavors that can have notes of wild flowers and apples.[8] Italian wine writer Victor Hazan, husband of the Italian cookbook writer Marcella Hazan, notes that blended wines such as Trebbiano d’Abruzzo that have a high proportion of Bombino bianco in them tend to have milder fruit flavors and soft palate than wines with a higher proportion of Trebbiano Toscano.”
“Despite its use in high-volume wines, when growers resist the urge to capitalize on the variety’s high yields and instead aim for quality rather than quantity, the result is good-quality, subtly fragrant wine. This seems to happen only in Abruzzo.”
“When poured out in a glass, the wine exhibits golden color. The aroma infuses a refreshing stoned and zest fruit. The wine is soft and welcoming on the palate.”
“While there are not many standalone Bombino wines, if you do find one, don’t expect a bomb (in either the good or bad sense of the word). Instead, expect a youthful wine with subtle citrus tones…As pleasant as it may be, Bombino is not recommended for aging, or even as a “next day” wine.”
“But some manufacturers demonstrate that the Bombino Bianco grape is excellent if limited, and it is clear in Abruzzo and Apulia, in Cacc’e Mmitte DOC, Castel del Monte DOC and San Severo DOC.