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Pinot Noir

Grape
Red: Pinot Noir grape was originally planted in Burgundy but is now grown in a number of regions in the world.
When young wine made from Pinot Noir displays a very fruity perfumed nose with aromas of raspberries, strawberries and sour cherries.
The older a Pinot Noir wine the aromas tend to change to more vegetal and farmyard aromas. Pinot Noir grape skin is thin and because of this the style of wine produced is soft in tannins and light in colour, this is true of old Pinot Noirs as well as young ones. This also makes it very hard to grown and make good wine from, and this is reflected in prices. It is also used in the making of Champagne and other traditional method sparkling wines.
Classic Pinot Noir growing countries are:
France: Pinot Noir grows very well in the Burgundy region of France and produce wines with flavours of cherries, raspberries and strawberry for example Gevrey Chambetin AC, Vosne- Romanée Ac and Nuits-St-Georges AC. Champagne.
California: Rarely tend to be cheap. Suited to cooler climates of California such as Carneros (Sonoma).
Australia: Pinot Noir tends to do very well in the cool climate regions of the Adelaide Hills or the Yarra Valley
New Zealand: Pinot Noirs from the Martinborough region of the Northern Island of New Zealand have gained a solid reputation for producing rich full-bodied, cherry scented wines and there is a large backing for Pinot Noir from Central Otago.
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