Wines made from Pinot noir grapes of Utiel-Requena
Discover the best wines made with Pinot noir as a single variety or as a blend of Utiel-Requena.
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 Valence
The wine region of Utiel-Requena is located in the region of Valence of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Hispano Suizas or the Domaine Bodegas 6º Elemento - Vino Sexto Elemento produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Utiel-Requena are Bobal, Tempranillo and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Utiel-Requena often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, lime or licorice and sometimes also flavors of cream, nectarine or oil.
What are the typical flavors of the Pinot noir grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 4% of Pinot noir
- SpicesPresent in 3% of Pinot noir
- VegetalPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
- Tropical fruitPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
- FloralPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
- Black fruitPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
- Citrus fruitPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
- OakPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
- EarthPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
- Non oakPresent in 2% of Pinot noir
- CheesePresent in 1% of Pinot noir
- ClovePresent in 1% of Pinot noir
- CassisPresent in 1% of Pinot noir
- CaramelPresent in 1% of Pinot noir
- CinnamonPresent in 1% of Pinot noir
- CreamPresent in 1% of Pinot noir
- CedarPresent in 1% of Pinot noir
- MicrobioPresent in 1% of Pinot noir
- EucalyptusPresent in 1% of Pinot noir
- BalsamicPresent in 1% of Pinot noir
News about the grape variety Pinot noir
‘Space vines’ trial on-track, says team who put Petrus in orbit
Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon ‘space vines’ that were fired into orbit alongside bottles of Petrus 2000 have been nurtured alongside their ‘daughter’ plants in western France, said researchers in an update on the project. ‘The first “space grapes” are now visible on the canes just a few months after the replanting phase that occurred in February 2022,’ said Space Cargo Unlimited, the start-up leading the project. A total of 320 vine canes spent more than a year on the Int ...
Canada’s Okanagan Valley approves six new sub-appellations
Canada’s western province of British Columbia (BC), has approved six new sub-appellations for its most famous wine-growing region of Okanagan Valley. The Okanagan Valley is BC’s largest appellation – called Geographical Indications (GIs) in Canada. And from a standing start in 2015, it now has 11 sub-GIs following the recent ratification. The six new sub-GIs are: Summerland Valleys, Summerland Lakefront, Summerland Bench, East Kelowna Slopes, South Kelowna Slopes and Lake Country. They are now l ...
Climate change is a threat to Sherry’s flor yeast, study says
These styles are produced via biological ageing, which involves the formation of a veil of flor yeast on top of the barrel during maturation. Such flor is responsible for the development of these wines’ unique flavours and texture and is therefore generally understood to be an integral part of their terroir expression. ‘We have dual terroir,’ said Barbadillo vineyard manager Catina Aveledo, ‘the vineyard terroir and the bodega terroir, which is about the air (temperature, humidity and circulatio ...