Pinotage vs Pinot noir
Compare Pinotage and Pinot noir: profile, average rating, producing countries and number of wines. The guide to choosing between these two grapes.
| Pinotage | Pinot noir | |
|---|---|---|
| Colour | noir | noir |
| Number of wines | 1988 | 83179 |
| Average rating | 3.63 / 5 | 3.85 / 5 |
| Producing countries | South Africa, United States, Canada, Brazil, New Zealand | France, United States, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand |
Pinotage
Intensely coloured, structured reds with inky robe and firm tannins, with typical aromas of blackberry, black plum, roasted coffee, cocoa, banana and characteristic smoky notes. Made as powerful ageing reds and as more approachable fruity cuvées, sometimes as rosés. Absolute signature of South Africa (Stellenbosch, Swartland, Paarl). Cross of pinot noir × cinsault created in 1925 by Abraham Perold at Stellenbosch University.
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Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
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