Wines made from Pinot noir grapes of New Zealand - Page 6
Discover the best wines made with Pinot noir as a single variety or as a blend of New Zealand.
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 New Zealand
New Zealand is an isolated island nation in the Pacific Ocean, about a thousand kilometres Southeast of Australia. It Lies between latitudes 36°S and 45°S, making it the southernmost wine producing country in the world. New Zealand has ten major wine-producing regions spread between the North and South Islands, the most important of which is Marlborough. New Zealand produces a wide variety of wines, the best known of which are the zesty, grassy whites made from Marlborough Grape/sauvignon">Sauvignon blanc.
What are the typical flavors of the Pinot noir grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 93% of Pinot noir
- EarthPresent in 90% of Pinot noir
- OakPresent in 87% of Pinot noir
- Non oakPresent in 69% of Pinot noir
- Black fruitPresent in 68% of Pinot noir
- SpicesPresent in 62% of Pinot noir
- MicrobioPresent in 47% of Pinot noir
- VegetalPresent in 25% of Pinot noir
- Citrus fruitPresent in 17% of Pinot noir
- FloralPresent in 16% of Pinot noir
- Tree fruitPresent in 15% of Pinot noir
- Dried fruitPresent in 12% of Pinot noir
- Tropical fruitPresent in 11% of Pinot noir
- CherryPresent in 9% of Pinot noir
- OakyPresent in 8% of Pinot noir
- Red fruitPresent in 7% of Pinot noir
- EarthyPresent in 6% of Pinot noir
- StrawberriesPresent in 5% of Pinot noir
- VanillaPresent in 5% of Pinot noir
- BlackberryPresent in 5% of Pinot noir
News about the grape variety Pinot noir
Andrew Jefford: ‘Can wine help us make sense of tragedy?’
The dark days began when I learned from a visiting Canadian friend about the death of one of the kindest, most gentle and most skilful Pinot winemakers I’ve known, Paul Pender of Tawse Winery. He died in a senseless and tragic act of violence on the evening of 3 February, outside his Lake Erie cottage. A stranger, subsequently charged with his murder, had (it seems) knocked on his door, asking for help. Paul’s sudden, untimely loss has left his family, and the broader Canadian wine community, di ...
Shirakawa 1958 single malt set for release
Shirakawa 1958 is the only official single malt bottling from the demolished distillery, and is also said to be the earliest single vintage Japanese whisky bottled to date, although part of its back story remains shrouded in mystery. The whisky was distilled at the Shirakawa distillery, located 200km north of Tokyo, in 1958, and survived an era when Shirakawa’s malt whisky was almost all used in owner Takara Shuzo’s flagship ‘King’ blend. Shirakawa was opened in Fukushima Prefecture by previous ...
Riedel research reveals the ‘perfect’ glass shape for English sparkling wines
Out of 12 different glass shapes, including specialised Champagne glasses and the regular flute, Riedel’s Veloce Riesling glass was voted as the most preferred glass by English producers from three regions for their sparkling wines, announced the Austrian glassware manufacturer. In search of the best English sparkling glass Last week, 25 wine producers from three of the UK’s primary sparkling wine-producing regions were invited to attend three Riedel workshops for comparative tastings of 12 diff ...