Erste+Neue has done an excellent job with its Pinot Bianco in this vintage. The 2015 Alto Adige Pinot Bianco Prunar is supple and smooth in texture with soft layers of stone fruit, pear and poached apple. The wine shows very good fruit intensity at its core and this is not always an easily-achievable feat for this more neutral grape variety. Prunar is a delicately creamy wine that offers just the right level of density before feeling too heavy or flat. The best part, however, is the irresistible price point.

The 2012 Alto Adige Pinot Bianco Prunar is a rich and smooth wine packed tight with pear, stone fruit, Golden Delicious apple and dried hay. The wine is aged both in wood and stainless steel for a long creamy finish embellished with apricot and lemon zest.