Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir
Achillée 2024 Pinot Noir
A slightly cloudy, medium-intensity red colour accompanies yeasty aromas, fresh red fruit, cooked plum and cacao. The wine is velvety and delicate, with well-integrated tannins and a long, lightly woody finish. Three quarters of the blend undergoes eight days of maceration and one quarter receives thirty-one days; both portions use whole clusters from gravel and granite sites.
Résonance 2019 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
Strawberry, cherry, rose, orange peel and liquorice accompany the red wine. The Pinot Noir has lively acidity and fruit notes. Fruit comes from estate and partner vineyards across the Willamette Valley. After meticulous sorting and precise destemming, the wine spends fifteen months in French-oak barrels, thirty percent new, and is bottled at 13.5 percent alcohol.
Pierre-Olivier Bonhomme 2017 Touraine Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir comes from purchased organically farmed fruit from a single parcel called La Ceverie, on clay and limestone soils. Whole clusters receive a fifteen-day maceration before the wine spends six months in 225-litre barrels. The red is bottled unfined and unfiltered, generally without added sulphur; up to fifteen milligrams per litre may be used at bottling when required.
Stargazer 2024 Rada Pinot Meunier Pinot Noir Gamay
Saline cherry, chamomile, sage flower and liquorice sit with red fruit, wild herbs and waxy citrus. The red has powdery tannins and natural acidity, alongside sour cherry and floral spice. Its blend comprises fifty percent Pinot Meunier, forty-four percent Pinot Noir and six percent Gamay, with a ten-percent whole-cluster component and maturation in old French-oak puncheons.
Résonance 2017 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
A bright ruby colour accompanies strawberry, raspberry, wild cherry and blackberry, with subtle floral and spice notes. The Pinot Noir has fine tannins and acidity with lasting freshness. The cuvée blends fruit from Willamette Valley vineyards, including the Résonance and Découverte estate sites. It spends thirteen months in French-oak barrels, twenty percent new, and carries 13.5 percent alcohol.
Rennersistas 2022 Pin-Oh! Noir
A light berry colour accompanies ripe, juicy fruit. The Pinot Noir is silky and light, with hibiscus tea, violet, fresh raspberry, tea tannins and light sweet spice. Fruit comes from biodynamically farmed vines in Burgenland, and the wine carries certified organic status. The dry red contains twelve percent alcohol and is sealed under natural cork.
Tesselaarsdal 2022 Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge Pinot Noir
Subtle red-cherry and raspberry notes sit with clove and baking spice. Fruit comes from unirrigated vines at La Vierge in the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge. The wine spends nine and a half months in 228-litre French-oak barrels, divided among first-, second-, third- and fourth-fill wood. The finished analysis lists 12.99 percent alcohol, 5.2 grams per litre of acid, a pH of 3.51 and 1.9 grams per litre of residual sugar.
Domaine du Couvent 2020 Les Jumelles Bourgogne Pinot Noir
The two adjacent Pinot Noir vineyard parcels located in Gevrey-Chambertin are named Grands Champs and Prunier. Together they cover one third of a hectare, with each parcel equal in area and similarly planted. Their clay-rich soils are associated with roundness, structure and power. Average production from the two parcels is seven Burgundy barrels per harvest.
Trefethen 2016 Estate Pinot Noir
Forest floor, dark cherry, raspberry and strawberry appear in the aromas. The palate is velvety and carries truffle, mushroom and baking-spice flavours. Fruit comes from Oak Knoll District in Napa Valley, and the bottle carries thirteen and six-tenths percent alcohol. The winery recommends leaner meats, poultry or sausage, with coriander, rosemary, thyme, tarragon, cinnamon or allspice.
Mount Edward 2020 Ted Pinot Noir
Bright red-ruby in colour, with plum, coffee and herb aromas and flavours. Smooth tannins accompany a lively, medium-long finish. Redcurrant, raspberry, liquorice and dark chocolate are also present. The Pinot Noir is grown organically in Central Otago under New Zealand certification, and the bottle carries thirteen and one-half percent alcohol. The overall texture is soft and supple.
Simonnet-Febvre 2020 Irancy Paradis Pinot Noir
Intense violet colour accompanies berries and blackberries. Present, melted tannins give the wine power and length, with roundness and firmness in balance. Pinot Noir grows on limestone marl in a south- to southwest-facing amphitheatre protected from northerly winds. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel, followed by eighteen months of ageing divided between eighty-five percent stainless steel and fifteen percent oak.
Benton-Lane 2022 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
Fresh raspberry and sour cherry meet black pepper, cardamom, earth, dried thyme and pennyroyal. The wine is medium-bodied, with a vibrant, textured midpalate, elegant tannins, balanced acidity and a long finish. Each vineyard block was handled separately, with five to seven days of cold soak before fermentation. After gentle pressing, malolactic fermentation took place in French oak, followed by ten months in barrel with nineteen percent new oak.
Domaine de l’Ecu 2017 Ange Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir is harvested by hand, with half the fruit destemmed. Native fermentation takes place in stainless steel, with pumpovers during the first seven or eight days, followed by pneumatic pressing and twelve months in amphora. Bottling is unfined and unfiltered. Ripe black fruit, blackberry, violet and delicate spice accompany a full-bodied profile that combines power with delicacy.
Ailm Estate 2022 Brut Rosé Sparkling Wine
Lively bubbles and a salmon-pink hue accompany crushed red berries, violet and French pastry. The traditional-method blend uses sixty percent Pinot Noir, twenty percent Pinot Meunier and twenty percent Chardonnay. Each base wine fermented separately in stainless steel, malolactic fermentation was completed, and the wine spent twenty-three months on its lees. The final dosage was 8.5 grams per litre.
Dr. Edge 2022 North Pinot Noir Tasmania
Dark cherry, wild strawberry and raspberry meet dried citrus rind, red flowers, spice and amaro herbs. Flint, charcoal, graphite, shiitake broth and light game add savoury detail. The tannins have a powdered-granite character, with mineral energy in the wine. Pinot Noir from northern Tasmania carries twelve and a half percent alcohol and uses a screw-cap closure.
Emandare 2023 Estate Pinot Noir
About two acres of Pinot Noir occupy the middle of a south-facing terraced slope near Somenos Lake and Mount Prevost. The dry-farmed vineyard is kept to roughly two and a half tons per acre. Clones 667 and 777 each make up forty percent, with fifteen percent clone 115 and five percent clone 114. Fermentations use ambient yeasts.
Matthieu Barret 2022 Pas Calé Pinot Noir
Fresh rose and violet accompany smoked bacon, cocoa, mint, blueberry and clove. The red wine is structured, rich and elongated, with young tannins. Pinot Noir comes from thirty-five-year-old vines rooted in Jurassic clay-limestone. Grapes are hand-harvested, then undergo whole-cluster carbonic maceration and a three-week maceration. The wine matures for eight months in glass vessels and is bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Lingua Franca 2021 Avni Pinot Noir
Subtle, mouth-filling and rich, with red cherry, black cherry, tea, rose petal, savoury and mineral nuances and a round, plummy texture. More than seventy percent of the Pinot Noir comes from the estate, with the remainder from Eola-Amity Hills vineyards. Grapes are hand-harvested and fermented spontaneously with eighteen percent whole clusters before twelve months in French oak and four months in tank.
Benton-Lane 2008 First Class Pinot Noir
Deep ruby colour accompanies cherry, blackberry, wet earth, mocha, anise and blueberry. Ripe, fine tannins and balanced acidity sit within a rich, velvety texture and an extremely long finish. Dark cherry, plum and spice also appear with firm structure. This Pinot Noir comes from Oregon’s Willamette Valley and represents a selection of individual cellar lots.
Domaine Claude Riffault 2020 Sancerre Rouge La Noue
Garrigue, wormwood, violet, raspberry and blueberry accompany a silky texture, with chalky and lightly stemmy character. Fruit cake and tea leaf add further detail. Made entirely from Pinot Noir with whole bunches, the red comes from Sancerre in the Loire Valley. The organically farmed wine has a deep ruby colour, red-fruit detail, balance and a persistent finish.
Meyer Family Vineyards 2019 Micro Cuvée McLean Creek Vineyard Pinot Noir
Baking spice, underbrush, charcoal, pomegranate and red berry accompany fine tannins and a long finish. Additional details include baked cherry, raspberry jam, plum, wood and sarsaparilla. The barrel-selected Pinot Noir comes from McLean Creek Vineyard in Okanagan Falls. It matures for eleven months in French oak puncheons and barrels before being bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Two Paddocks 2014 The Fusilier Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir
Light red fruit, gentle spice, smoky oak and a steely note appear with ripe dark cherry, plum pit, savoury detail, wild herbs and a mineral undertone. Medium youthful tannins, ripe acidity and a noticeable touch of new oak accompany a long finish. Pinot Noir fruit comes from a single vineyard in Bannockburn, within New Zealand’s Central Otago region.
Ponzi 2021 Laurelwood District Pinot Noir
Black pepper, nutmeg, mesquite, lavender and dried rose petal appear on the nose beside blueberry, raspberry and blackberry bramble. The palate brings maple, black-cherry reduction, dried sage, chocolate nibs, malt and cinnamon, with juicy acidity and long, dusty tannins. This Pinot Noir comes from the Laurelwood District within Oregon’s Willamette Valley in the United States.
Rippon 2016 Mature Vine Pinot Noir
Pale yet saturated in colour, with a fine perfume of game, dry berries and cherry. Savoury, dry tannins accompany mouthwatering, meaty and herbal character. Raspberry, Asian five-spice, delicate herbs, crushed stone and firm, ripe tannins also appear. Medium- to full-bodied, the wine has a long finish and a slightly chewy texture. The Pinot Noir comes from biodynamically farmed vines in Central Otago, New Zealand.
Marie Courtin 2015 Résonance Extra Brut Blanc de Noirs Champagne
Straw-yellow in colour, with fine perlage and citrus aromas. The palate is fresh and mineral. Made entirely from Pinot Noir, this Blanc de Noirs Champagne follows the classic method and is finished as Extra Brut. The vineyard farming is Organic and Biodynamic. Vinification takes place in tanks, and the fruit comes from a massal selection.
Piper-Heidsieck NV Cuvée Brut Pride Edition Champagne
Pear, white peach, citrus and orange blossom accompany toasted bread, fresh almonds and mint. The Champagne wine combines a crisp sensation with creamy texture, concentration and salinity. Its blend is 50% Pinot Noir, 30% Pinot Meunier and 20% Chardonnay, drawn from more than one hundred Champagne crus. The house classifies the cuvée as multi-vintage Brut.
Domaine Desvignes 2020 Givry Rouge
Dark berries, clove and exotic spice appear in this Pinot Noir from Burgundy. The wine is medium- to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, with powdery tannins and succulent acidity. Produced in Givry within Burgundy’s Côte Chalonnaise, this red draws on several village parcels with clay-limestone soils. The overall profile is deeper and brooding, with concentrated character.
Martin’s Lane 2022 Julius Pinot Noir Riesling Co-Ferment
Earth, cherry and spice accompany a fine, lively profile. This red co-ferments 90% Pinot Noir with 10% Riesling from two small Okanagan Valley blocks. Both varieties were harvested on the same day as whole clusters, followed by spontaneous carbonic fermentation and fifteen days of maceration. Five months in neutral Austrian oak completes the cellar work. The vineyard farming is Organic.
Montalto 2015 Merricks Block Pinot Noir
A hyper-fragrant bouquet brings fruit and forest notes. Earth, smoke, pickled cherry, clove-studded ham and autumn leaves accompany demerara and mocha oak. The Pinot Noir also shows rosewater, sappy cherry, char, youthful acidity, roast orange and grilled nuts. Made from the MV6 clone on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, it has red fruit, plum, acidity and oak, with a long finish.
Piro Wine Company 2018 Runway Vineyard Pinot Noir
Dark berries, slight reduction, dark red fruit and sweet elderberry appear in a bold yet delicate profile. The wine is made entirely from Pinot Noir, and every bunch is fully destemmed. Fermentation takes place in an open-top vessel, with fourteen days on skins. Barrel ageing lasts twenty-one months across new, neutral and once-used French oak.










