red grape

Pinot Noir

A cool-climate grape; great examples come from Burgundy, Oregon, Central Otago and cool coastal regions.

Known as: Spätburgunder, Pinot Nero

Pinot Noir is the great romantic of the wine world - a notoriously difficult grape that, in the right hands, produces the most ethereal, perfumed reds on earth. Its spiritual home is Burgundy, where it has reigned for centuries.

Light in colour but profound in complexity, it trades power for precision: notes of cherry, rose, earth and spice in an elegant frame.

Beyond Burgundy, Pinot Noir thrives in cooler corners of the New World - Oregon's Willamette Valley, New Zealand's Central Otago and Australia's cool regions. For the buyer, it is the world's premier food red.

Flavour & Aroma Profile

Aroma

red cherrystrawberryrosevioletearthy mushroom

Flavour

red cherryraspberrymushroomforest floorsweet spice

Food Pairing

· duck
· salmon
· grilled chicken
· mushroom risotto
· soft Brie

Notable Pinot Noir Wines

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Curated top picks first, then other wines made from Pinot Noir.

★ Top Pick

red

Romanée-Conti Grand Cru

Burgundy · 2024 (representative vintage)

Romanée-Conti Grand Cru is an red wine from France, in the Burgundy region (Eastern-central France, running in a narrow band from Chablis in the north to Beaujolais in the south.), made principally from Pinot Noir. The most famous Pinot Noir on earth — 1.8 hectares of monopole Grand Cru in Vosne-Romanée, hallowed and virtually unobtainable.

$12000–$25000 est. retail

★ Top Pick

red

Domaine Leroy Richebourg

Burgundy · 2024 (representative vintage)

Domaine Leroy Richebourg is an red wine from France, in the Burgundy region (Eastern-central France, running in a narrow band from Chablis in the north to Beaujolais in the south.), made principally from Pinot Noir. Lalou Bize-Leroy's biodynamic Grand Cru — among the most sought-after and expensive Pinots in Burgundy.

$4000–$9000 est. retail

★ Top Pick

sparkling

Louis Roederer Cristal

Champagne · 2024 (representative vintage)

Louis Roederer Cristal is an sparkling wine from France, in the Champagne region (Northeastern France, east of Paris, around the towns of Épernay and Reims.), made principally from Chardonnay. Created in 1876 for the Tsar of Russia — one of the world's most famous prestige Champagnes.

$300–$500 est. retail

★ Top Pick

sparkling

Dom Pérignon

Champagne · 2024 (representative vintage)

Dom Pérignon is an sparkling wine from France, in the Champagne region (Northeastern France, east of Paris, around the towns of Épernay and Reims.), made principally from Chardonnay. The prestige cuvée of Moët & Chandon and one of the world's most famous Champagnes.

$220–$450 est. retail

sparkling

Bollinger Special Cuvée

Champagne · 2024 (representative vintage)

Bollinger Special Cuvée is an sparkling wine from France, in the Champagne region (Northeastern France, east of Paris, around the towns of Épernay and Reims.), made principally from Pinot Noir. Bollinger's classic Pinot-led non-vintage Brut — a byword for hearty, structured Champagne.

$70–$110 est. retail

sparkling

Krug Grande Cuvée

Champagne · 2024 (representative vintage)

Krug Grande Cuvée is an sparkling wine from France, in the Champagne region (Northeastern France, east of Paris, around the towns of Épernay and Reims.), made principally from Pinot Noir. The most revered multi-vintage Champagne — a blend of over 120 wines from up to 10 vintages.

$200–$350 est. retail