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The Wine Advoca93 points
- Variety Pinot Noir
- Vintage 2018
- Brand Henri Boillot
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Henri Boillot Les Fremiets 1er Volnay 2018"The 2018 Volnay 1er Cru Frémiets exhibits lovely aromas of raspberries and ch..."$290.00 -
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- Variety Pinot Noir
- Vintage 2020
- Brand Tread Softly
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 12.2% Alcohol
Tread Softly Premium Pinot Noir 2020 Low Alc."Summary: Tread Softly is a contemporary range of wines seeking to deliver del..."$14.99 -
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Antonio Galloni91-93 points
- Variety Pinot Noir
- Vintage 2017
- Brand Benjamin Leroux
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 12.4% Alcohol
Benjamin Leroux Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Abbaye De Morgeot 2017"Burgundy's best 'new' winemaker. Neal Martin has written on Benjamin Leroux: ..."$199.00 -
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Antonio Galloni96+ points
- Variety Pinot Noir
- Vintage NV
- Brand Egly-Ouriet
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Sparkling
- Alcohol Percentage 11.5% Alcohol
Champagne Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs Vieilles Vignes Les Crayères NV"Bottling: 2015 Disgorgement: July 2021 Time on lees: 72 months This ..."$620.00 -
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- Variety Pinot Noir
- Vintage NV
- Brand Tattinger
- Cellaring 1-3 Years
- Wine Type Sparkling
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Champagne Tattinger Cuvee Prestige Rose Nv"The Brut Nature Rosé is a cuvée which will delight lovers of freshness, miner..."$142.99 -
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Vinous93 points
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The Wine Advoca94 points
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Gary Walsh94 points
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Huon Hooke90 points
- Variety Pinot Noir
- Vintage NV
- Brand Vouette
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type Sparkling
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Champagne Vouette et Sorbée Fidèle Blanc de Noirs NV Base 19, Disg 2021"Fidèle is a Blanc de Noirs (100% Pinot Noir) that comes from Kimmeridgian-lim..."$165.00 -
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Vinous93 points
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The Wine Advoca94 points
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Gary Walsh94 points
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Huon Hooke90 points
- Variety Pinot Noir
- Vintage NV
- Brand Vouette
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type Sparkling
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Champagne Vouette Et Sorbée Fidèle Blanc De Noirs NV Magnum"Fidèle is a Blanc de Noirs (100% Pinot Noir) that comes from Kimmeridgian-lim..."$300.00 -
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Wine Spectator92 points
- Variety Pinot Noir
- Vintage 2016
- Brand Domaine De Bellene
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Domaine Bellene Nuits-St-Georges Vieilles Vignes 2016"This is an excellent Nuits, big and ripe in Burgundian terms and made from a ..."$115.01 -
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- Variety Pinot Noir
- Vintage 2013
- Brand Domaine De Bellene
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Domaine Bellene Volnay Les Grands Poisots 2013"From a vineyard right on the border with Pommard to the north, this fine, pur..."$105.00 -
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John Gilman96 points
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Stephen Tanzer95 points
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Allen Meadows94 points
- Variety Pinot Noir
- Vintage 2010
- Brand Domaine Chandon de Briailles
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Domaine Chandon De Briailles Corton Clos Du Roi Grand Cru 2010"The reds are charming and smooth. Their aromas are fresh (black and red curra..."$490.00 -
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- Variety Pinot Noir
- Vintage 2011
- Brand Domaine Chandon de Briailles
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Domaine Chandon De Briailles Corton Clos Du Roi Grand Cru 2011"Domaine Chandon de Briailles is a wine producer in the north of the Côte de B..."$402.99 -
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Mark Faber92 points
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Jasper Morris M88 points
- Variety Pinot Noir
- Vintage 2019
- Brand Domaine Chavy Chouet
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Domaine Chavy Chouet Bourgogne Rouge La Taupe 2019"Chavy-Chouet's Pinot Noir is classified as humble Bourgogne Rouge, yet its fr..."$50.00 -
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Allen Meadows91 points
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The Wine Advoca90 points
- Variety Pinot Noir
- Vintage 2014
- Brand Domaine d’Eugenie
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Domaine d'Eugenie Clos d'Eugenie Vosne-Romanee 2014"Domaine d'Eugénie is a wine producer in Burgundy's Vosne-Romanée known for it..."$265.99 -
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The Wine Advoca91 points
- Variety Pinot Noir
- Vintage 2012
- Brand Domaine Dublère
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Domaine Dublere Les Pitures 1er Cru Volnay 2012"From white chalky soils that Blair believes should really be planted with Cha..."$165.00 -
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The Wine Advoca93 points
- Variety Pinot Noir
- Vintage 2013
- Brand Domaine Hudelot-Baillet
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Domaine Hudelot-Baillet "Les Charmes" 1er Cru Chambolle-Musigny 2013"A parcel of 1er Cru Les Charmes just 0.63 hectares in size, with vines that a..."$270.00 -
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- Variety Pinot Noir
- Vintage 2018
- Brand Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair Bourgogne Les Deux Terres 2018"The Cuvée Bourgogne Les Deux Terres comes from this marriage between the crus..."$95.00 -
- Variety Pinot Noir
- Vintage 2018
- Brand Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair Bourgogne Rouge 'Les Grands Chaillots' 2018"For more than two decades, Thibault Liger-Belair has been following organic a..."$70.00 -
- Variety Pinot Noir
- Vintage 2018
- Brand Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair Bourgogne Rouge 'Les Grands Chaillots' 2018 Magnum 1.5L"For more than two decades, Thibault Liger-Belair has been following organic a..."$140.00 -
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Neal Martin90 points
- Variety Pinot Noir
- Vintage 2017
- Brand Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair Chambolle Musigny Vieilles Vignes 2017"For more than two decades, Thibault Liger-Belair has been following organic a..."$250.00 -
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Neal Martin90 points
- Variety Pinot Noir
- Vintage 2017
- Brand Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair Chambolle Musigny Vieilles Vignes Magnum 2017"For more than two decades, Thibault Liger-Belair has been following organic a..."$250.00 -
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Robert Parker's93 points
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Tyson Stelzer96 points
- Variety Pinot Noir
- Vintage NV
- Brand Egly-Ouriet
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Sparkling
- Alcohol Percentage 11.5% Alcohol
Egly Ouriet Grand Cru Rose Champagne Nv"Simply one of the greatest rosé wines produced in Champagne. The blend is 65..."$315.00 -
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Antonio Galloni90 points
- Variety Pinot Noir
- Vintage NV
- Brand Egly-Ouriet
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Sparkling
- Alcohol Percentage 11.5% Alcohol
Egly-Ouriet Les Prémices NV"Les Prémices hails from 3.5 hectares of vines in Trigny, northwest of Reims a..."$150.00 -
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- Variety Pinot Noir
- Vintage 2015
- Brand Raphet Gerard
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Gerard Raphet Morey-Saint-Denis 2015"The reds are charming and smooth. Their aromas are fresh (black and red curra..."$135.00 -
- Variety Pinot Noir
- Vintage NV
- Brand Gosset
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type Sparkling
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Gosset Grand Blanc De Noirs Nv"9 years on lees, 5 gms/litre dosage, 100% Pinot Noir"$164.00
Pinot Noir is a red grape that is one of the most challenging to grow in any part of the world. Due to its thin skin and tight bunches, it is susceptible to both mould and disease. However, when it is successful, it produces some of the most amazing wines in the world. Although its home is Burgundy, it has emerged as a popular variety in Australia. Representing only 1% of grapes crushed, it has built a high profile with a number of world-class, distinctly Australian wines being produced. The greatest examples coming from the cool climates of the Adelaide Hills, Tasmania, Mornington Peninsula, Geelong and the Yarra Valley.
Pinot Noir performs well on the deepish limestone based subsoils that are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or. However, yields need to be kept in check. Pinot Noir's concentration and varietal characters disappear rapidly if yields are excessive. Some of the best and most expensive wines in the world are still found in Burgundy.
Pinot Noir also plays a key role in Champagne, being blended with Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier. In the US, Oregon and Washington state are producing outstanding wines. In New Zealand, great Pinot Noirs are crafted in Martinborough and in Central Otago, New Zealand's only true continental climate.
The thin skins of Pinot Noir mean the wines are lighter in colour, body and tannins. However, the best wines have grippy tannins, fragrance and an intensity of fruit seldom found in wine from other grapes. Young Pinot Noir can smell almost sweet, but as it matures, the best wines develop a sensuous, silky mouthfeel with the fruit flavours deepening and gamey nuances emerging.