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.
This is a rather cheeky and appealing wine, not far off from an excellent example further north on the east side of France, >
A true "Vin de France" - a blend of Pinot Noirs from the Languedoc (80%), Burgundy (10%) and the Loire (10%). A lively, >
"...It has an intense nose of black cherries, blueberry and light violet aromas, plus just a faint marine note in the background. >
Greenhough is considered one of the best producers in Nelson. This organic pinot noir delivers ripe fruit at lower alcohol >
2021 Savigny-lès-Beaune Rouge, Domaine Jean-Jacques Girard
A lovely pinot noir which offers expressive wild strawberry, cherry fruit along with a hint of forest-floor on the nose. >
How gratifying to learn how relatively little you can pay for pure pinot noir pleasure. And here, a true Chilean pinot noir: >
Modern, elegant and pure, yet retaining an impressive structural core. The palate is bright, offering lush, crystalline >
A lovely deep purple in the glass with a fine brick red edge, a nose of dark red berry fruit, crushed herbs and spices and >
"...Lively bright purple with a very classy nose. Rich fruit in perfect balance, filling the mouth with a coherence superior >
Assertive, with a core of black fruit as background to stunning, lifted floral aromatics, violets and periwinkle. Such great >
Bright, bold, accessible, and built along elegant lines. Here is precision in intensely rich, dark fruit flavours, and in >
From the north of the village where there tends to be a better fruit definition, and a shade less tannin. This is very pretty >
2022 Pinot Noir, Felton Road, Bannockburn, Central Otago
It is our belief that everyone should have a case of Joseph Voillot's Bourgogne Rouge to enjoy. The pure nose of freshly >
True drinking pleasure: pretty, aromatic, lively, purely expressed pinot showing juicy, crunchy red fruit freshness and >
Frédéric Magnien pulls together the best of his premier crus from Morey-St-Denis to create this dark, rich wine. He blends >
The cool terroir of Hautes-Côtes de Nuits is shining brighter every year. A case in point is Léchéneaut's bottling, with >
"Excellent mid crimson. A wealth of ripe fruit leaps out of the glass. Perfumed heady cherries but retaining some tension. >
"...Jaffelin Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune, from the smallest of the great Burgundy négociants, is a complete delight. >
Lifted aromas of blackberry, red fruits and a sweet spice on the nose, from the period of maturation in French oak barrels. >
Bright and expressive with sweetish red currant and raspberry. Luscious, smooth and supple in texture, almost creamy, with >
This is a very impressive and stylish wine, which seems to get better with every vintage. The pronounced tannins here will >