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Grape Varieties: Pinot Noir

All about Pinot Noir Wine

Pinot Noir is the great red grape of Burgundy.  Pinot Noir is a tricky customer as it has a thin skin, is susceptible to rot, frequently damaged by Burgundian hailstorms and tricky to get properly ripe.  However, when managed properly and given the opportunity to fully ripen Pinot Noir has an unmatchable silkiness, perfume and delicate opulence.  Pinot Noir is also a key ingredient in Champagne to which it lends weight and depth.  There are plantings of Pinot Noir elsewhere in France, but not many.  Xavier Guillaume grows Pinot Noir in Franche Comte to the east of Burgundy and frequently wines prizes with his examples at a wide range of wine competitions.

Pinot Noir is widely planted throughout the rest of the world but it is probably in New Zealand where the best non-Burgundian Pinot Noir is to be found.  Pinot Noir thrives in the cooler climate of New Zealand where its perfumed characteristics are frequently fully developed.

Whilst the quality of Pinot Noir wines is increasing around the rest of the world Pinot Noir is occasionally being planted in vineyards where the climate is too hot and the resulting Pinot Noir wines can frequently taste cooked and jammy and seem to lack the enchanting bouquet that shows Pinot Noir at its best.

 

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