Pinot Noir Red Wine
Pinot noir red wine features prominently among the finest, most exclusive wines of the world and as such, remains for many the noblest of all red varieties. Though its origins and most sought-after expressions lay in Burgundy, pinot noir red wine is grown everywhere from the west coast of the U.S. to Central and Eastern Europe to South Africa to New Zealand. A cool-climate varietal, it is generally suited to lighter styles and is one notoriously temperamental when growing to full ripeness. When properly cultivated and vinified, however, pinot noir is redolent of a sublime array of aromas and flavours: cherry, raspberry, spice, mushroom, clove and hibiscus which, in the fullness of time, typically evolve into those of tea, leather, tobacco leaf, dried fruit and undergrowth. The brisk levels of acidity typically supporting these wonderful characteristics also make it an ultimate food pairing wine, going superbly as it does with all manner of cured meats, charcuterie, cheese and fowl. Once understood and enjoyed, pinot noir red wine is sure to win a leading role in your drinking repertoire.
Exuberant red fruit with classic pinot perfume. Plush, polished and supple on the palate - so ripe, and very easy to drink. >
Here, the 2021 vintage has an attractive, luminous ruby colour with freshness and balance on the palate. Round, light tannins >
£14.40
per case
"...Jaffelin Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune, from the smallest of the great Burgundy négociants, is a complete delight. >
This is a rather cheeky and appealing wine, not far off from an excellent example further north on the east side of France, >
A lovely pinot noir which offers expressive wild strawberry, cherry fruit along with a hint of forest-floor on the nose. >
Beautifully fragrant, with hints of cherry, raspberry and blackcurrant driving this pinot forward. Superb balance, with >
£10.50
per case
A true "Vin de France" - a blend of Pinot Noirs from the Languedoc (80%), Burgundy (10%) and the Loire (10%). A lively, >
Bright and expressive with sweetish red currant and raspberry. Luscious, smooth and supple in texture, almost creamy, with >
Pinot noir grows wonderfully well in the Hemel-en-Aarde valley, benefitting from many hours of glorious sunshine and the >
Dark blackberry and black cherry fruit abound in this cuvée from old vines close to Gevrey-Chambertin. Pronounced acidity, >
The most accessible 1er Cru from the Domaine is the generous and almost opulent Fourneaux. The 2018 does not disappoint, >
Elegantly perfumed with lovely sweet fruit, nice weightiness and crunchiness. Plush in texture, very pretty and primary, >
"...It has an intense nose of black cherries, blueberry and light violet aromas, plus just a faint marine note in the background. >
"...Lively bright purple with a very classy nose. Rich fruit in perfect balance, filling the mouth with a coherence superior >
Here, the 2021 vintage has an attractive, luminous ruby colour with freshness and balance on the palate. Round, light tannins >
Modern, elegant and pure, yet retaining an impressive structural core. The palate is bright, offering lush, crystalline >
Assertive, with a core of black fruit as background to stunning, lifted floral aromatics, violets and periwinkle. Such great >
Lifted aromas of blackberry, red fruits and a sweet spice on the nose, from the period of maturation in French oak barrels. >
Florence Heresztyn and her Champenois husband Simon Mazzini have made a spectacular set of wines most of which are made >
Full of opulent, candied redcurrant fruit on the nose with a soaring, elegant bouquet of crushed strawberry and violets. >
Bright, red cherry and cranberry fruit; a fresh, easy-going, very accessible style with crunchy, sweetish fruit. Pure, focussed >
True drinking pleasure: pretty, aromatic, lively, purely expressed pinot showing juicy, crunchy red fruit freshness and >
"The 2020 Duckhorn Decoy Pinot Noir will be right up any Pinot lovers street. A pale cranberry red, it beckons you into >
£14.70
per case
