Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is a red wine grape variety that finds its origin in the Cote D’or of Burgundy.

Pinot Noir is now the most planted grape variety in the world and represents about 38% of all grapes planted for winemaking. Yet Pinot Noir is a difficult variety to grow because it produces highly packed clusters of grapes which makes it susceptible to several diseases and requires very good canopy management, this will in most cases be manual labour and therefore it’s an expensive grape to grow.

The grape will obtain a lightly coloured wine with medium body and tannins and the aroma’s will be of red fruit like raspberries and strawberries or cherries, the aging potential of the wine depends on the concentration of the juice, when all stars are aligned you will get the most wonderful wines of the world.

At Wineaffairs we are proud to have found two very good producers that offer a variety of red Burgundies that are definitely worth a try and are still affordable.

We would highly recommend the Maranges 1er cru from Vincent Bachelet or try some of the reds from Cauvard that goes from Chorey-les-Beaunes to a Beaune 1er cru Grèves.