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Pinot noir
Grape (Vitis)
Pinot noir grapes in Bué, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Color of berry skin
Black
Also called
Blauburgunder, Spätburgunder, Rulandské modré, Pinot nero, other synonyms
Notable regions
France
Burgundy
Champagne
United States
Santa Barbara Region
Santa Cruz Mountains
Russian River Valley
Willamette Valley
New Zealand
Central Otago
Marlborough
Martinborough
Australia (Adelaide Hills)
Tasmania
Mornington Peninsula
Yarra Valley
Romania
Germany (Ahr)
Chile (Casablanca Valley)
Canada (Okanagan Valley)
England (Rother Valley)
South Africa (Elgin)
Notable wines
Gevrey-Chambertin, Nuits-Saint-Georges
Ideal soil
Chalky clay
VIVC number
9279
Wine characteristics
General
Light tannins
Cool climate
Cabbage, wet leaves
Medium climate
Strawberry, raspberry, cherry, mushroom, meaty
Romanée-Conti, among the world's most expensive wines, is made from Pinot noir.
Pinot noir (French:[pinonwaʁ]) or Pinot nero is a red-wine grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera. The name may also refer to wines created predominantly from pinot noir grapes. The name is derived from the French words for pine and black. The word pine alludes to the grape variety having tightly clustered, pinecone–shaped bunches of fruit.[1]
Pinot noir is grown around the world, mostly in cooler climates, and the variety is chiefly associated with the Burgundy region of France.[2] Pinot noir is now used to make red wines around the world, as well as champagne, sparkling white wines such as the Italian Franciacorta, and English sparkling wines. Regions that have gained a reputation for red pinot noir wines include the Willamette Valley of Oregon; the Carneros, Central Coast, Sonoma Coast, and Russian River AVAs of California; the Elgin and Walker Bay wine regions of South Africa; the Mornington Peninsula, Adelaide Hills, Great Southern, Tasmania, and Yarra Valley in Australia; and the Central Otago, Martinborough, and Marlborough wine regions of New Zealand. Pinot noir is the most planted varietal (38%) used in sparkling wine production in Champagne and other wine regions.[3]
Pinot noir is a difficult variety to cultivate and transform into wine.[4] The grape's tendency to produce tightly packed clusters makes it susceptible to several viticultural hazards involving rot that require diligent canopy management. The thin skins and low levels of phenolic compounds lend pinot to producing mostly lightly colored, medium-bodied and low-tannin wines that can often go through phases of uneven and unpredictable aging. When young, wines made from pinot noir tend to have red fruit aromas of cherries, raspberries, and strawberries. As the wine ages, pinot has the potential to develop more vegetal and "barnyard" aromas that can contribute to the complexity of the wine.[3]
Cruel Mistress is an Australian Pinot noir from Pemberton in the state of Western Australia.
^"Etymologie de pineau". Centre Nationale de Ressounces Textuelles et Lexicales (in French). Retrieved November 3, 2013.
^"Everything You Need To Know About Pinot Noir". Filled With Wine. September 23, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
^ abWine & Spirits Education Trust Wine and Spirits: Understanding Wine Quality pp. 6–9, Second Revised Edition (2012), London. ISBN 978-1-905819-15-7.
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are the red variety Pinotnoir and the white Chardonnay). Until recently, producers in Champagne generally did not acknowledge Pinot Meunier, preferring...
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Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, and more recently its dense, concentrated PinotNoir from Marlborough, Martinborough and Central Otago. While New Zealand wine...
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de Bourgogne be composed of at least thirty percent Pinotnoir, Chardonnay, Pinot blanc or Pinot gris. Aligoté is often used to fill out the remaining...
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total surface. For the red wines, Spätburgunder, the domestic name for Pinotnoir, is in the lead. Germany produces wines in many styles: dry, semi-sweet...
around 40% Chardonnay and 60% Pinotnoir. This prestige cuvée is also available as a rosé, which contains around 55% Pinotnoir and 45% Chardonnay. Both Rosé...
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