The Pinot Noir grape
Indigenous to Burgundy, this fabulous grape variety is a tricky customer to grow: get it right and you’ll taste some of the world’s best red wine, get it wrong and you’ll taste some of the worst. It’s a cool climate grape, which may frequently fail to ripen. Transplant to a warmer climate and it will ripen too soon. It’s thin-skinned so needs to be handled with care. The bunch is a mass of grapes – a haven for any number of diseases let alone rot.
Pinot Noir is an important ingredient in Champagne and other quality sparking wines. It’s also finding top form in Oregon, USA and Central Otago, New Zealand; areas which are now rivalling Burgundy for the true home of Pinot Noir.
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Domaine Taupenot-Merme, Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru 'La Riotte', 2011BurgundyPinot NoirFrom £72.00 per bottle
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Krug Grande Cuvée Edition 167, NVChampagneChardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot NoirFrom £146.00 per bottle
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Domaine Taupenot-Merme, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru 'La Combe d’Orveau', 2012BurgundyPinot NoirFrom £85.00 per bottle
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Domaine de Montille, Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Aux Thorey, 2011BurgundyPinot NoirFrom £55.80 per bottle
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Jean-Baptiste Lebreuil Savigny-les-Beaune 1er Cru 'Aux Serpentieres', 2012BurgundyPinot NoirFrom £35.90 per bottle
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Herbert Hall Brut Sparkling Wine, 2015KentChardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot NoirFrom £39.00 per bottle
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Champagne Pol Couronne, Cuvee Millesime, 2012ChampagneChardonnay, Pinot NoirFrom £48.10 per bottle
