Wines made from Pinot noir grapes of Champagne
Discover the best wines made with Pinot noir as a single variety or as a blend of Champagne.
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 Champagne
Champagne is the name of the world's most famous Sparkling wine, the appellation under which it is sold and the French wine region from which it comes. Although it has been used to refer to sparkling wines around the world - a point of controversy and legal wrangling in recent decades - Champagne is a legally controlled and restricted name. See the labels of Champagne wines. The fame and success of Champagne is, of course, the product of many Complex factors.
What are the typical flavors of the Pinot noir grape variety?
- Citrus fruitPresent in 100% of Pinot noir
- MicrobioPresent in 100% of Pinot noir
- Tree fruitPresent in 100% of Pinot noir
- OakPresent in 100% of Pinot noir
- Non oakPresent in 100% of Pinot noir
- EarthPresent in 100% of Pinot noir
- CitrusPresent in 97% of Pinot noir
- ApplesPresent in 94% of Pinot noir
- CreamPresent in 92% of Pinot noir
- ToastyPresent in 92% of Pinot noir
- BriochePresent in 91% of Pinot noir
- HoneyPresent in 88% of Pinot noir
- VegetalPresent in 87% of Pinot noir
- MineralityPresent in 83% of Pinot noir
- SpicesPresent in 81% of Pinot noir
- YeastPresent in 79% of Pinot noir
- Red fruitPresent in 77% of Pinot noir
- FloralPresent in 74% of Pinot noir
- PeachPresent in 73% of Pinot noir
- ButterPresent in 72% of Pinot noir
News about the grape variety Pinot noir
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 ...
Rhône 2021: best value wines
Severe frost in early April wreaked havoc across both the northern and southern appellations of the Rhône Valley in 2021, with many producers losing a large majority of their crop. The reds that did materialise tend towards lean, green flavours, because grapes struggled to ripen. A few producers struck lucky, with late-budding varieties or pockets of vineyard less affected by frost. But overall, it is the whites that really shine, showing freshness, precision and longevity. St-Joseph, Vacqueyras ...
Jefford shortlisted for André Simon Drinks Book of the Year
The award-winning author shares his observations from half a century of wine discovery in his latest book, Drinking with the Valkyries. Jefford was praised for the ‘peerlessly precise use of the English language’ displayed within his collection of revised essays, opinions and articles. However, he faces fierce competition from a trio of highly-rated drinks writers: Dave Broom, Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre and Camper English. Broom, a former André Simon winner, travels around his native Scotland visit ...