Pinot Noir

**Pinot Noir** is a red grape from Burgundy, one of the oldest and most revered varieties in the world, famous for being thin-skinned, fussy to grow and capable of extraordinary elegance. It is also known as Pinot Nero in Italy. **In the glass** — pale to medium ruby, with perfumed aromas of red cherry, raspberry, rose and, with age, forest floor and mushroom; the palate is light to medium bodied with silky tannin and vibrant acidity. **Where it grows** — Burgundy is the benchmark, but it excels in Oregon, California's Sonoma Coast, New Zealand's Central Otago and Germany, where cool climates preserve its delicacy; warmer sites give riper, fruitier wines. **At the table** — lovely with roast duck, salmon or mushroom dishes. **Cellaring** — the best bottlings age gracefully for a decade or more, though many are delicious young.

Wines

• '61 Franciacorta — Berlucchi
• '61 Nature Franciacorta — Guido Berlucchi
• 'Grazier's' Pinot Noir — Barringwood
• (Michel Gendrier) Cheverny Envol — Domaine des Huards
• 1er Cru "Les Corbeaux" — Château de Laborde
• 1er Cru 'Clos Rousseau' — Jean Dubuisson
• 1er Cru 'Clos de La Chanière' — Domaine Parigot
• 1er Cru 'La Grande Berge' — Gaec de la Corvee - Bourne Père et Fils
• 1er Cru 'Les Teurons' — Domaine Debray
• 1er Cru 'Les Valozières' — Domaine Debray
• 1er Cru Clos Jus — Domaine Mouton
• 1er Cru Grèves Les Trois Journaux — Château de Meursault
• 1er Cru Les Grands Prétans — Domaine Mouton
• 216 Miles to Go Pinot Noir — Mark Ryan Winery
• 30 Years of Bubbles Limited Release — Peterson House
• 333.f Extra-Brut — Gaspard Brochet
• 333.f Rose — Gaspard Brochet
• 3C- trois cepages Brut Nature — Bourgeois Diaz
• 45° Rugientes — Otronia
• 6Ft6 Pinot Noir — Austin's Wines