Rottensteiner, Alto Adige (Italy) Pinot Bianco 2020

 This fine Pinot Bianco is above average in a category that is itself way above the global average among white wines.  Unusually expressive aromatically, it offers up scents and flavors recalling grated citrus rind, pear, and baked apple, with the citrus rind note showing up again in the finish in the guise of a hint of pleasant bitterness that offsets the juicy, primary fruit flavors.  My first encounter with this producer was tasting this wine in July of 2021, and though I don’t see anyone offering it for sale in the USA, let’s hope an importer brings it to our side of the Atlantic.