Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir
RAEN Winery 2016 Royal St Robert Cuvée Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast
American Red
$128.99
Wild strawberry, raspberry and cranberry appear with cured meat, wood smoke, forest floor, herbs and truffle. Dark cherry, violet, mushroom and black tea are also present. The palate has a chewy frame, acidity and a long mineral finish. Fermentation uses eighty percent whole clusters and native yeasts. The wine is aged in ten percent new French oak and ninety percent neutral oak, then bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Felton Road 2012 Bannockburn Pinot Noir
New Zealand Red
$129.99
Pinot Noir shows strawberry jam, black cherry, smoke, celery salt, barnyard, thyme, light vanilla and carrot top. Raspberry jam, coffee, tobacco leaf, saddle leather and herbs are also present. The palate is dry, fresh and juicy, with intensity, balance and slight astringency. Four vineyards supply the fruit. The colour is cherry red, and alcohol is fourteen percent.
Adelsheim 2021 Breaking Ground Pinot Noir Chehalem Mountains
American Red
$129.99
Pinot Noir comes from eleven hillside sites, with sixty-eight percent estate fruit. The vineyards include loess, volcanic and sedimentary soils. Grapes are fermented in stainless steel, then aged for eleven months in French oak, twenty-nine percent new. Black cherry and raspberry appear with exotic spice and dark loam. The texture is supple, with ethereal qualities and deeper tones. Alcohol is thirteen percent.
Champagne Nicolas Maillart Brut Rosé Grand Cru NV
French Sparkling
$129.99
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are blended at sixty to forty, with seven percent still wine. Skin maceration lasted fifty-two hours; fermentation was divided equally between steel and oak. Wild strawberry, cherry and raspberry appear with rock salt and a chalky foundation. The skin contact gives a gentle blush and additional texture, while dosage is six grams per litre.
Domaine Sylvain Pataille 2023 Marsannay Pinot Noir
French Red
$134.99
Candied cherry, raspberry, peony, spice and mineral notes form the profile of this dry Pinot Noir. The wine has present acidity, a generous texture, medium body and discreet oak. It is made entirely from Pinot Noir and carries thirteen percent alcohol. A serving temperature between fifteen and seventeen degrees Celsius is recommended for this red Burgundy.
Domaine Poulleau 2023 Volnay Pinot Noir
French Red
$134.99
Pinot Noir comes from a 0.76-hectare Volnay site with limestone and brown-silt soils. The vines average fifty years of age, and the fruit is picked by hand. Maturation lasts one year in oak casks, including twenty percent new casks. Wild cherry, raspberry, rose petals, spice and forest-floor notes accompany supple fruit and silken tannins.
Champagne Tarlant Rosé Zéro Brut Nature NV
French Sparkling
$136.99
A blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier forms this rosé Champagne. First fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel and oak barrels, while reserve wines mature in barrels. The cuvée combines white and red wines, and disgorgement is carried out by hand. Dosage is zero grams per litre, placing the wine in the Brut Nature style.
Averill Creek 2018 Barrel 24 Pinot Noir Cowichan Valley
Canadian Red
$137.99
This Pinot Noir comes from fifteen-year-old vines in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island. The vineyard occupies a south-facing slope of Mount Prevost, where four Pinot Noir clones are planted. The property is located just outside Duncan, and the site is cropped at low yields. The bottling was offered to CRU Society members. Cowichan Valley holds recognition as a British Columbia sub-geographical indication.
Sancaba 2019 Pinot Nero Toscana IGT
Italian Red
$137.99
Ripe raspberry and blackberry accompany clove and cardamom. Fine, polished tannins and juicy fruit accompany a long finish. The colour is a medium-dense ruby. The wine is made entirely from Pinot Nero and contains fourteen percent alcohol. Alcoholic fermentation lasts ten days, partly in stainless steel and partly in large oak. Maturation takes place in large oak, second-use barriques and then concrete tanks. The wine is organically produced.
Domaine Rebourgeon-Mure 2020 Pommard
French Red
$139.99
Restrained, dense, pure, firm and tight, this Pinot Noir comes from Pommard in Burgundy. The village wine is assembled from Les Perrières, La Vache, La Rue au Port and La Croix Planet. The vineyards lie between 230 and 270 metres on clay-limestone soils with south and southeast exposures. Grapes are harvested by hand and fully destemmed. Maturation in oak lasts fourteen to eighteen months, depending on the cuvée.
Champagne Forget-Brimont 2012 Millésime Premier Cru Brut
French Sparkling
$139.99
Pale gold colour and fine, persistent bubbles accompany green apple, apricot and white peach. The wine is made from forty percent Pinot Noir, forty percent Meunier and twenty percent Chardonnay. The soils are mainly chalky across Premier and Grand Cru villages. Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel, and malolactic fermentation is completed. Bottle ageing lasts about eight to ten years. Dosage is four grams per litre.
Champagne Tarlant Zéro Brut Nature NV
French Sparkling
$139.99
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Meunier each account for thirty-two percent of the blend; Petit Meslier, Arbanne and Pinot Blanc make up the remaining four percent. The wine has no dosage. The soils include chalk, clay-chalk, flint, silica sand and limestone. Slow gravity pressing, spontaneous fermentation and six months on the lees in French oak are used. Bottle maturation generally lasts five to six years, and the wine is not fined.
Domaine Roblet-Monnot 2019 Pommard Chanlin-Haut
French Red
$139.99
Cherry, raspberry, sweet soil, peony and spice are present in a medium- to full-bodied Pinot Noir. The profile is layered, deep and concentrated, with powdery tannins, lively acidity and a long saline finish. Chanlin-Haut is a higher-altitude, later-ripening site. The wine comes from clay-chalk soils, and the vines are seventy and thirty-five years old. Fermentation uses natural yeast in stainless steel, while maturation lasts twenty months in French oak.
Champagne Charles Dufour Bistrotage B19 NV
French Sparkling
$139.99
Made entirely from Pinot Noir, the wine draws on three calcareous-clay sites in Chervey: Bicheret, Les Copies and Val Herard. Most of the blend comes from the principal harvest with a small amount of reserve wine. Native fermentation takes place half in steel and half in older wood. Bottle ageing on the lees lasts more than four years. Dosage is two grams per litre. Red fruit, anise, limestone and bergamot are present.
Taittinger Brut Réserve FIFA World Cup 26 Limited Edition NV
French Sparkling
$139.99
Fine bubbles accompany delicate fruit and honey aromas. The flavour is balanced, fresh, elegant and refined. The non-vintage blend is forty percent Chardonnay, thirty-five percent Pinot Noir and twenty-five percent Pinot Meunier, sourced from more than forty vineyards and four different vintages. The Chardonnay proportion contributes to the fresh character. The wine contains 12.5 percent alcohol.
Domaine Simon Bize et Fils 2020 Savigny-lès-Beaune
French Red
$142.99
Black cherry, sweet dark berry, woodsmoke, currant leaf, dark soil and dark chocolate appear together. The wine is deep and full-bodied, with a core of black fruit, ripe firm tannins, tangy acidity, focus and grip. The finish has length, vibrancy and balance. This dry village red is made entirely from Pinot Noir, and production for the vintage totalled 15,000 bottles.
Domaine Piguet-Girardin 2022 Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru Morgeot
French Red
$144.99
Dark cherry, raspberry, spice, earth and a mineral edge accompany a concentrated Pinot Noir profile. The wine is medium to full in body, with fine tannins and firm grip. The Morgeot parcel lies within Clos Charreau on stony limestone soil with some clay and faces south. Maturation takes place entirely in oak barrels for twelve months, with twenty percent new oak.
Sokol Blosser 2017 Peach Tree Block Pinot Noir
American Red
$144.99
Clover florals accompany sweet, juicy brambly berry fruit and light, ripened tannins. Cooked bacon, cherry, caramel and spice are also present, with a complex mouthfeel and soft tannins. The finish includes liquorice. This Pinot Noir comes from the Peach Tree Block in Dundee Hills, within Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The vineyard includes Pommard and Dijon 777 clones, and the wine contains 13.5 percent alcohol.
Hundred Hills 2018 Illustration No. 1 English Sparkling Wine
British Sparkling
$144.99
Yellow plum, apricot, ripe red apple skin and raspberry appear with salinity and baking spice. Orchard and stone fruit have a juicy character, while pastry notes carry a caramelised aroma and the palate has broad weight. The blend is seventy-two percent Pinot Noir and twenty-eight percent Chardonnay. Partial malolactic fermentation, oak and stainless steel are used, and lees ageing lasts forty months. Dosage is four grams per litre.
Champagne Gardet 2015 130 Anniversary Millésime Extra-Brut
French Sparkling
$148.99
Golden-yellow colour and fine bubbles accompany pear, quince, white peach, jasmine, acacia, sugared almond and roasted hazelnut. The profile is fresh, creamy and full, with lemon, brioche, mineral and citrus-zest notes. The blend is seventy percent Pinot Noir and thirty percent Chardonnay. Bottle ageing on the lees lasted more than eight years, and dosage is four grams per litre.
Belle Glos 2018 Dairyman Vineyard Pinot Noir Magnum 1.5 L
American Red
$149.99
Dark ruby colour accompanies boysenberry, dark cherry, mulberry, baking spice, dill, cola, nutmeg and vanilla. Cranberry, ripe plum, cherry and strawberry appear with cocoa powder and sweet fig. The profile has a generous silky mouthfeel and a graceful finish. This Pinot Noir comes from Dairyman Vineyard in the Russian River Valley, and the Magnum format contains 1.5 litres.
Veuve Clicquot 2015 Vintage Brut Champagne
French Sparkling
$149.99
Bright yellow colour accompanies tension, verticality, minerality and energy. Toast, roasted coffee bean and praline appear with orange, grapefruit, lemon peel, biscuit, brioche, marmalade, dried apricot, date, roasted almond, hazelnut and honey. The blend is fifty percent Pinot Noir, thirty percent Chardonnay and twenty percent Meunier. Ten percent of the wines were produced in oak casks, and dosage is six grams per litre.
Belle Glos 2016 Las Alturas Vineyard Pinot Noir Magnum 1.5 L
American Red
$149.99
Deep garnet colour appears with black cherry, marionberry, ripe plum and anise. Wild berries, caramelized oak and cacao nibs accompany vanilla, cedar, lavender and forest-floor notes. The profile is rich and unrestrained, with firm acidity and layers of red and black fruit. The vineyard sits on one of the highest grape-growing benches in the Santa Lucia Highlands.
Remoissenet 1985 Santenay Premier Cru Clos de Tavannes
French Red
$156.49
A ruby core sits within a broad tawny-brown rim. The powerful bouquet includes beef, blood and game, with raspberry, strawberry and dank undergrowth. The palate is sweet, with ripe strawberry and berry fruit alongside mellow coffee and tobacco oak. The tannins are surprisingly grippy. Pinot Noir is the stated grape, and the wine comes from Santenay Premier Cru in Burgundy.
H. Billiot Fils Brut Reserve Grand Cru Champagne Magnum 1.5 L
French Sparkling
$159.99
This Grand Cru Champagne is a blend of seventy-five percent Pinot Noir and twenty-five percent Chardonnay from Ambonnay. Vines are more than fifty years old on limestone, clay and chalk soils. Malolactic fermentation is avoided, while fermentation and ageing take place in stainless steel. Lees ageing lasts thirty-six months and dosage is 8.5 grams per litre. Pomegranate, red berries, flowers, brioche and grapefruit are present.
Maritana Vineyards 2018 Moonshine Ranch Pinot Noir Russian River Valley
American Red
$159.99
Bright ruby colour accompanies an elegant, perfumed Pinot Noir with a delicate profile, lively palate, creamy texture and structure. The fruit comes from Moonshine Ranch in the Russian River Valley, including Dijon 828 and UCD 04 Pommard clones. The vineyard supplied one of three single-vineyard releases from the harvest. Alcohol is 13.5 percent by volume.
Lou Dumont Koji Nakada 2023 Nuits-Saint-Georges Vieilles Vignes
French Red
$159.99
Ruby-red colour accompanies red-fruit aromas. The Pinot Noir is ripe, with well-integrated tannins, elegant structure and a lingering finish. Power and complexity appear with a robust, round and sappy palate. The wine carries the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation in Burgundy. Alcohol is 12.5 percent. The grapes are harvested by hand. Production follows both organic and sustainable vineyard practices.
Domaine A.F. Gros 2023 Signature Mathias Parent Vin de France
French Red
$159.99
Raspberry, cherry, rose and violet appear in a silky, floral Pinot Noir with a soft, juicy frame, fine texture, low tannins and a graceful finish. The grapes are fully destemmed. Fermentation begins twenty-four hours after vatting and lasts ten to twelve days. Maturation lasts twelve to eighteen months in French oak, with thirty percent new barrels. The wine is classified as Vin de France.
Domaine Michel Briday 2016 Rully Les 4 Vignes Rouge Magnum 1.5 L
French Red
$161.99
Fruit and a slight animal note appear with a fresh, appetizing palate. The red wine is matured in barrel. Four parcels contribute to the cuvee, including stony upper-slope sites and clay-rich lower-slope sites. Grapes are harvested by hand, sorted in the cellar and destemmed. Native-yeast vinification lasts twenty to twenty-five days, and maturation uses oak barrels with twenty-five percent new wood.
Alfred Gratien Cuvée Paradis Brut Champagne NV
French Sparkling
$164.99
Chardonnay makes up sixty-five percent of the blend, with thirty-five percent Pinot Noir. Vinification and maturation take place in small 228-litre oak barrels, without malolactic fermentation. Biscuit, grapefruit, orange peel and almond appear with passion fruit, pineapple, lime, yellow flowers, seaweed and pastry. The texture is creamy. Acidity, sweetness and salinity accompany a very long finish with chalky minerality and honey.