Wines made from Pinot noir grapes of Tasmanie
Discover the best wines made with Pinot noir as a single variety or as a blend of Tasmanie.
More informations about the variety Pinot noir
Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
More informations about the region of Tasmanie
Tasmania is the island state of the island continent and the southernmost state of Australia. It Lies 240 kilometres (150 miles) off the coast of Victoria">Victoria, across Bass Strait - a relatively shallow channel that separates the Great Australian Bight from the Tasman Sea. As in the Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula, across Bass Strait in Victoria, the main grape varieties are Pinot noir and Chardonnay, and all three regions are renowned for their Sparkling wines. In general, however, Tasmania's choice of grape varieties is closer to New Zealand's than Australia's, reflecting the cool maritime Climate.
What are the typical flavors of the Pinot noir grape variety?
- OakPresent in 94% of Pinot noir
- EarthPresent in 93% of Pinot noir
- Non oakPresent in 91% of Pinot noir
- Red fruitPresent in 86% of Pinot noir
- MicrobioPresent in 74% of Pinot noir
- SpicesPresent in 72% of Pinot noir
- Black fruitPresent in 67% of Pinot noir
- VegetalPresent in 42% of Pinot noir
- Tree fruitPresent in 40% of Pinot noir
- Citrus fruitPresent in 36% of Pinot noir
- FloralPresent in 27% of Pinot noir
- Dried fruitPresent in 15% of Pinot noir
- Tropical fruitPresent in 10% of Pinot noir
- StrawberriesPresent in 8% of Pinot noir
- VanillaPresent in 7% of Pinot noir
- Red fruitPresent in 7% of Pinot noir
- OakyPresent in 7% of Pinot noir
- CherryPresent in 7% of Pinot noir
- RaspberryPresent in 5% of Pinot noir
- MineralityPresent in 4% of Pinot noir
News about the grape variety Pinot noir
Wine lover: The climate needs you!
Kimberly Nicholas PhD (@KA_Nicholas) is a sustainability scientist at Lund University, and author of Under the Sky We Make: How to Be Human in a Warming World Our 2020 research found that how fast we succeed at stopping warming will determine how much of the wine-growing regions and their characteristic varieties we love will remain in our lifetimes. Changing to warmer-climate varieties can help limit losses, but there are limits to adaptation. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. ...
Bordeaux agrees funding to pull up vineyards
Bordeaux’s wine bureau, the CIVB, confirmed a financing deal has been agreed with the government to help winemakers pull up thousands of hectares of vineyards, as announced at the Salon d’Agriculture show in Paris. ‘These tools put us in a position to pull out 9,500 hectares of vines in [the department of] Gironde,’ the CIVB said. Bordeaux‘s wine region had around 108,000 hectares of vines in 2022, according to figures from the wine bureau. The CIVB had previously argued that uprooti ...
New Liv-ex Power 100: Burgundy ‘reigns supreme’
Domaine Leroy headed the Liv-ex Power 100 in 2022 for the third consecutive year as Burgundy wine producers occupied all top five places in the ranking, published Wednesday (23 November). The annual list offers fresh insight into the fine wine market’s best performers. Burgundy as a region has enjoyed strong market momentum and it took up 39 spots in this year’s Power 100, six more than in 2021. Bordeaux got 25 places, down five. Brands are ranked based on several criteria, including ...