Pinot noir of Greece — Profile, Food Pairings & Best Wines | Winedexer
Discover the best wines made with Pinot noir as a single variety or as a blend of Greece.
More informations about the variety Pinot noir
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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More informations about the wines of Greece
Greece, a mountainous Turkey/mediterranean">Mediterranean country in Southeastern Europe, is often considered the cradle of Western civilization. Archaeological evidence suggests that wine has been made in Parts of Greece for over 4000 years. References in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey confirm that viticulture was widespread here in the 8th century BC. The importance of wine is also evident in Greek mythology.
What are the typical flavors of the Pinot noir grape variety?
- EarthPresent in 9% of Pinot noir
- OakPresent in 9% of Pinot noir
- Non oakPresent in 8% of Pinot noir
- Red fruitPresent in 7% of Pinot noir
- Black fruitPresent in 7% of Pinot noir
- SpicesPresent in 5% of Pinot noir
- CherryPresent in 3% of Pinot noir
- OakyPresent in 3% of Pinot noir
- Red fruitPresent in 3% of Pinot noir
- MicrobioPresent in 3% of Pinot noir
- TobaccoPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
- VanillaPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
- LeatherPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
- PepperPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
- VegetalPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
- FloralPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
- Dried fruitPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
- Tree fruitPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
- Citrus fruitPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
- SmokePresent in 1% of Pinot noir