Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir
Domaine Georges Glantenay 2021 Chambolle-Musigny
French Red
A vibrant mineral aroma accompanies dark fruit. The palate is broad and silky, with depth, slight roundness and finishing intensity. Three parcels contribute to the wine: Les Creux Baissants, Les Condemennes and Les Fremières. The vines average forty-five to sixty-five years old, and the soils contain clay and limestone. Pinot Noir is matured with twenty percent new oak.
Domaine Henri Rebourseau 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin
French Red
Crunchy red fruit and sweet spice appear in a medium-bodied Pinot Noir. The blend draws on village parcels including La Brunelle, Aux Corvées, Sylvie and Champs-Chenys. La Brunelle covers 2.78 hectares; its brown surface soils sit above limestone gravel, with sand and clay two metres down. The estate's Aux Corvées parcel covers 2.35 hectares and has relatively deep soil.
Pol Roger 2018 Brut Rosé Champagne
French Sparkling
Pale salmon colour has pink hues and fine, persistent effervescence. Raspberry, redcurrant, blackcurrant, mango and papaya appear with rose and honeysuckle. The palate is mouth-filling, with length, freshness and acidity. The blend uses fifty percent Pinot Noir and thirty-five percent Chardonnay, plus fifteen percent red Pinot Noir. Fermentation is kept below eighteen degrees in stainless steel, with each variety and village separate.
Serge Mathieu Brut Prestige NV 1.5 L
French Sparkling
Pale gold colour accompanies a fruity nose and a fruit-driven palate with finesse. The blend is two-thirds Pinot Noir and one-third Chardonnay. Ageing lasts four years, and dosage is 8.6 grams per litre. The cuvée combines base wines from two harvest years. It is the house's only wine composed of two grape varieties, and its profile is described as both elegant and strong.
Remoissenet 2009 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1.5 L
French Red
Dark red fruit, flowers, spices and liquorice appear in this Pinot Noir. Black cherry, pepper and a hint of tobacco are also present, while the wine is structured, juicy and balanced. The fruit comes from two village-level parcels, Bas de Combe and Aux Lavières. The grapes are hand harvested, and fermentation uses indigenous yeasts in open-top oak vats.
Laurent-Perrier Cuvée Rosé Brut 1.5 L
French Sparkling
This rosé Champagne is made entirely from Pinot Noir drawn from ten crus in the Montagne de Reims. Maceration lasts between forty-eight and seventy-two hours, and ageing lasts five years. Raspberry colour develops toward salmon pink. Fruit notes of raspberry, redcurrant, strawberry and black cherry are present. The palate is fresh, sharp, supple and rounded.
Champagne Fleury Blanc de Noirs Brut NV 3 L
French Sparkling
Pinot Noir makes up this non-vintage Champagne. The estate works biodynamically and organically on clay-limestone hillsides formed during the Kimmeridgian period. A quarter of the wine is aged in wooden tuns, with no new oak. The finished wine is white and sparkling, closed with natural cork, at twelve percent alcohol. The house began its transition to biodynamic farming in the late 1980s.
Remoissenet Père & Fils 1969 Vosne-Romanée
French Red
Pinot Noir comes from the Vosne-Romanée appellation in Burgundy's Côte de Nuits. The appellation covers vineyards in Vosne-Romanée and neighbouring Flagey-Échezeaux and is reserved for red wine. Limestone mixed with clayey marls is characteristic, with soil depths ranging from tens of centimetres to one metre. The plots have an easterly exposure and may lie at the top or foot of the slope.
Remoissenet Père & Fils 1967 Volnay
French Red
Deep cherry-red colour accompanies mushrooms, Asian spice and sous-bois. Dark cherry, earth, rhubarb and strawberry open in the glass, and the profile gains detail with air. The mature expression also shows beautiful colour, a pleasing structure and fine grain. The wine comes from Volnay in Burgundy's Côte de Beaune, where Pinot Noir forms the appellation's red wines.
Wasenhaus 2022 Bellen Spätburgunder
German Red
Pinot Noir comes from a high-elevation plot in Kirchhofen with loam and loess soils. About half of the fruit ferments as whole clusters. The palate is pure, refined and elegant, with a lightly toasted note, ripe fruit and fine limestone tannins. Refreshing salinity accompanies a pithy, grippy profile. Fermentation continued until September, and the finish is intense and long.
Champagne Bruno Paillard Dosage Zéro
French Sparkling
Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir form a 50/25/25 blend with zero dosage. White fruit and fresh almond are joined by chocolate, toast, raspberry, star anise and candied chestnut. The palate is lively and generous, with a chiselled texture, saline notes and a long finish. Bottle ageing lasts three to four years on lees, followed by at least six months after disgorgement.
Domaine Les Astrelles 2022 Gevrey-Chambertin
French Red
Pinot Noir comes from three small lieux-dits. The nose is compact, while the mouth is direct and fluid, gaining intensity through the middle. The flavour is persistent and the profile is delicious. The bottling carries the Gevrey-Chambertin village appellation and is certified organic. During this growing season, the domaine harvested the cuvée without using whole clusters.
Champagne Nakada-Park 2020 Vignes de Courteron Brut Nature
French Sparkling
Pinot Noir forms this Blanc de Noirs Champagne. Fine perlage accompanies a fruity nose with yeast and bread-crust notes, while the palate is fresh and elegant. Fermentation and maturation take place in oak barrels, and dosage is zero. The wine comes from a 0.2-hectare parcel, with 2,400 bottles produced and disgorgement in November. The vineyard is farmed organically.
Champagne Nakada-Park 2020 Vignes de Gyé-sur-Seine Brut Nature
French Sparkling
Pinot Noir grows on sandy and limestone soil at Gyé-sur-Seine. Fermentation and maturation use oak barrels, and dosage is zero. Lemon, understated crustacea and blackcurrant leaf appear in a nuanced profile with precision, complexity and tension. Brightness and harmony are also present. The wine undergoes bottle fermentation and forty-two months of bottle ageing; disgorgement took place in November. The vineyard is farmed organically.
Domaine Bitouzet-Prieur 2018 Volnay Premier Cru Les Pitures
French Red
The Pinot Noir comes from a site near the Pommard border and beside Clos des Ducs. Vines span plantings from the late 1950s to the mid-1970s and cover just under one hectare. Broad, sanguine fruit is accompanied by firm, elemental structure and a sense of elegance. The wine is rich, full-bodied and powerful, with a muscular middleweight profile and a slightly warm finish.
Champagne Jacquesson Cuvée No. 747 Extra Brut
French Sparkling
This Extra Brut Champagne includes reserve wine. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier form the blend, and dosage is 1.5 grams per litre. Candied lemon, mint, white pepper, mandarin peel and graphite appear with rich texture and vibrancy. Warm bread, vanilla cream and sweet spice join generous fruit and a chalky finish. Vinification and ageing use foudres on lees, without filtration or fining.
Sea Smoke 2014 Ten Pinot Noir
American Red
Ten Pinot Noir clones from the estate vineyard form the blend, which ages sixteen months in French oak, seventy percent new. Vanilla, warm cherry sauce and caramel appear with berry fruit and purple flowers. Chipped-slate minerality is accompanied by dried thyme and bay leaf. Red currant, raspberry and cherry are finely textured. Chocolate and savoury notes are present. The finish has sandalwood and thyme.
Palmer & Co 2015 Grands Terroirs Brut Champagne
French Sparkling
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier form a 50/38/12 blend drawn from Grand Cru and Premier Cru vineyards across the Montagne de Reims. Orange blossom, acacia and yellow fruit accompany fried pineapple and tonka bean. The profile is fresh, with citrus, brioche and dried-fruit notes. The wine has a creamy texture and a persistent finish, and dosage is seven grams per litre.
Adrien Renoir Les 2 Terroirs Rosé d’Assemblage Grand Cru Extra Brut NV
French Sparkling
Pinot Noir grows in clay-rich soils, with ninety-five percent vinified as white wine from Verzy and five percent added as still red wine from Verzenay. Dosage is 0.8 grams per litre. Grapefruit, red cherry, redcurrant and spice accompany an aromatic, incisive character. The wine is medium-to-full-bodied, with tension, minerality, good cut and a saline finish.
Foppiano 2019 Russian River Valley Estate Pinot Noir
American Red
Cranberry, cherry and wood spice accompany a tar-like detail. Smooth tannins lead into balanced density and a soft finish. The Pinot Noir was harvested at lower sugar and fermented with Assmanshausen yeast. Maturation lasted sixteen months in tight-grain French oak, thirty-five percent new. Fruit came from the estate’s cooler land near the Russian River, south of Healdsburg.
Siduri 2021 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
American Red
Red plum, black cherry and violet appear in the aromatics. Mulberry, blood orange, wet stone and cola are present on the palate. Fruit comes from Parsons’, Bloomfield, Dutton-Perry Ranch and Barbieri vineyards. Some sections ferment as whole clusters. Maturation lasts ten months in French oak, thirty percent new. Freshness, acidity and soft tannins are also present.
Mark Haisma 2023 Bourgogne Pinot Noir
French Red
Airy, fresh notes include a hint of pepper. The profile is direct and wide, with depth and powdery tannin. Delicate, vivid fruit has good intensity without heavy extraction or density. Pinot Noir comes from the communes of Gevrey-Chambertin and Brochon. The fruit is harvested by hand, fermentation uses indigenous yeast, and maturation takes place in oak barrels.
Cantina Terlano 2022 Monticol Pinot Nero Riserva
Italian Red
Intense ruby red colour accompanies wild strawberry, raspberry and cherry, with restrained spice and flint. The wine is balanced, with mineral elegance and a long finish. Pinot Noir grows at 450 to 650 metres on sandy porphyric gravel. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel, followed by twelve months in large wooden barrels and barriques, with blending three months before bottling.
Armand Heitz 2021 Bourgogne Rouge
French Red
Vivid violet colour accompanies red and black fruit. The profile is delicate, with orange zest on the finish. Wild strawberry, raspberry, wax, crushed stone and light smoke are also present, together with fine, light tannins and a juicy core. Half the fruit ferments as whole clusters with native yeast, and maturation lasts eight months. The vines grow on silty clay over marl.
Domaine Edmond Cornu & Fils 2020 Ladoix Vieilles Vignes
French Red
Bright red colour accompanies wild blackberry, occasional wild cherry and a slight vanilla note from barrel ageing. The wine is round and full, with tannic structure. Pinot Noir comes from Burgundy's Ladoix appellation. Darker fruit and dark-toned spice appear beside broad fruit. Finesse is also present. The domaine sits at the foot of the Corton hill.
Domaine Gérard Raphet 2021 Les Grands Champs Bourgogne Rouge
French Red
Autumn leaves, cinnamon, cloves and red berries accompany pomegranate, blood orange and red cherry. Pinot Noir comes from vines more than forty years old rooted in red clay and silt. Grapes are harvested by hand and fermented with indigenous yeast in tank. Maturation lasts eighteen months in older French oak, and the wine is bottled without fining or filtration.
Township 7 2017 Seven Stars Sirius
Canadian Sparkling
Pale straw colour and a fine bead accompany apple, brioche, peach stone, baker's yeast and honey. The palate is creamy, with yellow apple, lemon and lively acidity. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from a South Langley vineyard form the blend. The wine is made by the traditional method. Toast and lees notes sit alongside pear, tangerine and a lingering citrus finish.
Seguin-Manuel 2015 Savigny-lès-Beaune Vieilles Vignes
French Red
Deep ruby colour accompanies ripe red fruit, blackcurrant and liquorice. The wine combines aromatic purity with silky, rounded tannins and a generous texture. Fruit from three Savigny-lès-Beaune parcels more than fifty years old is harvested by hand, fermented in wooden vats for sixteen days and matured in oak barrels for twelve months. Pinot Noir provides the sole grape variety.
Bénédicte & Stéphane Tissot 2020 DD Arbois Rouge
French Red
Cherry, raspberry and crunchy plum accompany an iron-like mineral note. The texture is tender, with broad tannins. The blend is 40 percent Poulsard, 30 percent Trousseau and 30 percent Pinot Noir. Spontaneous fermentation and a long maceration are followed by three months in very old barrels. The vineyards are farmed biodynamically, and no sulphur is added.
Champagne Forget-Brimont Brut Premier Cru
French Sparkling
Pale gold colour and fine, persistent bubbles accompany a delicate, fresh bouquet. Green apple, white flowers and hazelnut appear in a balanced palate with good length. The blend is 40 percent Pinot Noir, 40 percent Meunier and 20 percent Chardonnay, with reserve wines included. Hand harvesting and whole-bunch pressing precede stainless-steel fermentation, bottle fermentation and about three years in the cellar.