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Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or. Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.

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2022 Corton, Renardes, Grand Cru, Camille Giroud, Burgundy
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Burgundy
2015 Échézeaux, Grand Cru, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Burgundy
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Burgundy
2017 Bourgogne Rouge, Domaine Ghislaine Barthod
Ready, but will improve
Burgundy
2010 Gevrey-Chambertin, Cherbaudes, 1er Cru, Domaine Louis Boillot & Fils, Burgundy
Ready, but will improve
Central Otago
2021 Felton Road, Block 5 Pinot Noir, Central Otago, New Zealand
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Burgundy
2013 Clos de la Roche, Grand Cru, Domaine Castagnier, Burgundy
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Burgundy
2012 Clos de la Roche, Grand Cru, Domaine Coquard Loison-Fleurot, Burgundy
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Burgundy
2014 Clos de la Roche, Grand Cru, Joseph Faiveley, Burgundy
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Burgundy
2018 Gevrey-Chambertin, Les Champeaux, 1er Cru, Domaine Tortochot, Burgundy
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Burgundy
2017 Clos des Lambrays, Grand Cru, Domaine des Lambrays, Burgundy
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Burgundy
2021 Volnay, Fremiets, 1er Cru, Domaine Tawse, Burgundy
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2020 Musigny, Grand Cru, Domaine de la Vougeraie, Burgundy
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Burgundy
2018 Gevrey-Chambertin, Champeaux, 1er Cru, Domaine Tawse, Burgundy
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Burgundy
2018 Clos Saint-Denis, Grand Cru, Benjamin Leroux, Burgundy
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Aconcagua
2015 Errazuriz, Pinot Noir, Aconcagua Costa, Chile
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2021 Chanin, Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir, Santa Rita Hills, California, USA
Ready, but will keep
Burgundy
2018 Pommard, Les Rugiens, 1er Cru, Domaine Faiveley, Burgundy
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Champagne
Champagne Krug, Grande Cuvée, 169ème Édition, Brut
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Burgundy
2020 Gevrey-Chambertin, Aux Etelois, Domaine Rossignol-Trapet, Burgundy
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2013 Vosne-Romanée, Les Charmes de Mazières, Domaine Guyon, Burgundy
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Burgundy
2017 Charmes-Chambertin, Grand Cru, Camille Giroud, Burgundy
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Burgundy
2018 Gevrey-Chambertin, Benjamin Leroux, Burgundy
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Burgundy
2013 Corton, Les Grèves, Grand Cru, Domaine des Croix, Burgundy
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Burgundy
2017 Gevrey-Chambertin, Mes Favorites, Vieielle Vignes, Alain Burguet, Burgundy
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Learn more about Pinot Noir

Because of the thinness of the skins, Pinot Noir wines are lighter in colour, body and tannins. However the best wines have grip, complexity and an intensity of fruit seldom found in wine from other grapes. Young Pinot Noir can smell almost sweet, redolent with freshly crushed raspberries, cherries and redcurrants. When mature, the best wines develop a sensuous, silky mouth feel with the fruit flavours deepening and gamey "sous-bois" nuances emerging.

The best examples are still found in Burgundy, although Pinot Noir`s key role in Champagne should not be forgotten. It is grown throughout the world with notable success in the Carneros and Russian River Valley districts of California, and the Martinborough and Central Otago regions of New Zealand.