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.
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.
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SaleBurgundy2021 Berry Bros. & Rudd Bourgogne Côte d'Or Pinot Noir by Benjamin LerouxReady - mature
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Kent2021 Gusbourne Estate, Cherry Garden, Pinot Noir Rosé, Kent, EnglandReady - mature
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Burgundy2020 Bourgogne Rouge, Camille Giroud, BurgundyReady - mature
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Kent2020 Pinot Noir, Boot Hill Vineyard, Gusbourne EstateReady - mature
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Burgundy2019 Volnay, Champans, 1er Cru, Domaine François BuffetNot ready
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Italy2019 Alta Langa, Enrico Cerutti, BrutReady - youthful
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Burgundy2020 Nuits-St Georges, Camille Giroud, BurgundyReady - youthful
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Burgundy2021 Gevrey-Chambertin, Benjamin Leroux, BurgundyNot ready
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Burgundy1997 Pommard, Les Rugiens, 1er Cru, Francois Gaunoux, BurgundyReady - mature
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Mendoza2020 Pulenta Estate, Gran Pinot Noir, Mendoza, ArgentinaReady - mature
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Champagne2010 Champagne Penet-Chardonnet, Les Epinettes, Blanc de Noirs, Grand Cru, Verzy, Extra BrutReady - mature
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Champagne2012 Champagne Penet-Chardonnet, Les Champs Saint-Martin, Blanc de Noirs, Grand Cru, Verzenay, Extra BrutReady - mature
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Champagne2011 Champagne Penet-Chardonnet, Les Champs Saint-Martin, Blanc de Noirs, Grand Cru, Verzenay, Extra BrutReady - mature
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Kent2019 Gusbourne Estate, Blanc de Noirs, Kent, EnglandReady - mature
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Burgundy2018 Volnay, Champans, 1er Cru, Domaine François BuffetNot ready
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Burgundy2018 Volnay, Clos de la Rougeotte, 1er Cru, Domaine François Buffet, BurgundyNot ready
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Burgundy2018 Volnay, Carelles Sous la Chapelle, 1er Cru, Domaine François Buffet, BurgundyNot ready
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Burgundy2020 Pommard, Domaine François Buffet, BurgundyNot ready
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Burgundy2019 Pommard, Domaine François Buffet, BurgundyNot ready
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Burgundy2020 Pernand-Vergelesses, Ile des Vergelesses, 1er Cru, Domaine Francois Buffet, BurgundyNot ready
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Burgundy2021 Vougeot, Les Cras, 1er Cru, Domaine de la Vougeraie, BurgundyNot ready
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Burgundy2021 Gevrey-Chambertin, Les Evocelles, Domaine de la Vougeraie, BurgundyReady - youthful
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Burgundy2021 Clos de Vougeot, Grand Cru, Domaine de la Vougeraie, BurgundyNot ready
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Burgundy2020 Clos de Vougeot, Grand Cru, Domaine de la Vougeraie, BurgundyNot ready