Wines made from Pinot noir grapes of Australia - Page 9
Discover the best wines made with Pinot noir as a single variety or as a blend of Australia.
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 wines of Australia
Australia is an extremely important wine producing country, both in terms of quality and the scale of its wine economy. Wine Australia's 2018 annual report describes it as the sixth largest wine producer in the world. That year's production was 1. 29 million litres (341 million US gallons), split 52:48 between red and white.
What are the typical flavors of the Pinot noir grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 84% of Pinot noir
- EarthPresent in 54% of Pinot noir
- OakPresent in 51% of Pinot noir
- Black fruitPresent in 32% of Pinot noir
- Non oakPresent in 31% of Pinot noir
- SpicesPresent in 26% of Pinot noir
- MicrobioPresent in 20% of Pinot noir
- Citrus fruitPresent in 16% of Pinot noir
- Tree fruitPresent in 13% of Pinot noir
- CherryPresent in 9% of Pinot noir
- StrawberriesPresent in 6% of Pinot noir
- RaspberryPresent in 6% of Pinot noir
- EarthyPresent in 5% of Pinot noir
- Red fruitPresent in 4% of Pinot noir
- VegetalPresent in 4% of Pinot noir
- SmokePresent in 3% of Pinot noir
- FloralPresent in 3% of Pinot noir
- PlumPresent in 3% of Pinot noir
- CranberryPresent in 3% of Pinot noir
- OakyPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
News about the grape variety Pinot noir
Parts of Pouilly-Loché and Pouilly-Vinzelles set to obtain premier cru status
French national appellation authority (INAO) representative Alexis Sannier told decanter.com that a committee had ‘validated’ in September their ‘admissibility as premier cru climats and commissioned a group of experts to determine their delimitation’. Official recognition for 2024 ‘seems realistic’, he said. The request for the four climats – Les Mûres in Pouilly-Loché and Les Quarts, Les Longeays, and Les Pétaux in Pouilly-Vinzelles, which account for about one-third of 84 hectares from the tw ...
Australian winemakers lobby for Prosecco name amid EU talks
A delegation of wine producers from Victoria’s King Valley met with members of the Australian parliament in Canberra to reinforce their campaign to maintain access to the Prosecco name. Their visit follows fresh talks between Australia and the EU on a possible free trade deal, which may impact who gets to use the term Prosecco for sparkling wines in the Australian market. A spokesperson for Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade told the Sydney Morning Herald that EU negotiato ...
California 2022 harvest variable but quality predictions high
Given the sheer climatic diversity, the California 2022 harvest was a story of variability, specific varieties and varied approaches to making it all work out. Yields are down, nearly across the board. Still, winemakers and vineyard managers report high-quality fruit throughout the state, and the prediction is that the potential for fantastic, complex wines is high. There was tremendous variability up and down (as well as across) the state. An uneven growing season, with uneven effects throughou ...