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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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2023 Pinot Noir Précoce, Flint Vineyard, Norfolk, England
Ready - at best
£24.99
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Loire Valley
2023 Sancerre Rosé, Daniel Chotard, Loire
Ready - youthful
£23.95
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Burgundy
2022 Volnay, Clos des Chênes, 1er Cru, Jean Javillier & Fils, Burgundy
Not ready
£64.00
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2022 Pommard, 1er Cru, Jean Javillier & Fils, Burgundy
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£64.00
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Burgundy
2022 Pommard-Rugiens, 1er Cru, Jean Javillier & Fils, Burgundy
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£90.00
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2022 Volnay-Caillerets, 1er Cru, Jean Javillier & Fils, Burgundy
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£70.00
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2022 Volnay-Santenots, 1er Cru, Jean Javillier & Fils, Burgundy
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£70.00
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Burgundy
2022 Hautes Côtes de Beaune, La Dalignère, Sebastien Magnien, Burgundy
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£21.50
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Burgundy
2022 Bourgogne Rouge, Les Lormes, Domaine Denis Carré, Burgundy
Ready - youthful
£23.50
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2022 Savigny-lès-Beaune, Vielles Vignes, Domaine Denis Carré, Burgundy
Not ready
£33.00
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Burgundy
2022 Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune, La Perrière, Domaine Denis Carré
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£23.95
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Burgundy
2022 Berry Bros. & Rudd Bourgogne Côte d'Or Pinot Noir by Benjamin Leroux
Ready - at best
£26.50
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Loire Valley
2022 Reuilly Rouge, Les Pierres Plates, Denis Jamain, Loire
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£16.95
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Burgundy
2022 Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune, Clos de la Perrière, Domaine Sébastien Magnien
Not ready
£24.50
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2022 Nuits-St Georges, Aux Saint-Juliens, Domaine de Montille, Burgundy
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£58.00
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Burgundy
2022 Beaune, Les Grèves, 1er Cru, Domaine de Montille, Burgundy
Not ready
£79.00
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Burgundy
2022 Pommard, Les Pézerolles, 1er Cru, Domaine de Montille, Burgundy
Not ready
£143.00
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2022 Volnay, En Champans, 1er Cru, Domaine de Montille, Burgundy
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£143.00
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Burgundy
2022 Beaune, Les Perrières, 1er Cru, Domaine de Montille, Burgundy
Not ready
£58.00
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Burgundy
2022 Bourgogne Pinot Noir, Domaine Bitouzet-Prieur
Ready - youthful
£23.95
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Burgundy
2022 Côte de Nuits Villages, Patrice & Maxime Rion, Burgundy
Not ready
£39.00
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Burgundy
2022 Bourgogne Pinot Noir, Patrice & Maxime Rion, Burgundy
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£26.50
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2022 Saint Romain, Le Jarron, Domaine Denis Carré, Burgundy
Ready - youthful
£35.00
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2022 Volnay, Champans, 1er Cru, Olivier Leflaive, Burgundy
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£58.00
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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.