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Let's talk about grapes - Pinot Noir

Graham Nash

Graham Nash has been in the wine industry for over 21 years and is responsible for all our French and South African Wines.

Pinot Noir makes the world’s most sensuous, seductive and memorable wine but it’s tough being a fan of Pinot Noir. One day it tastes reticent and moody, the next compelling and magnificent. That’s Pinot Noir.

Other varieties are more reliable, but both consumers and producers persist with what Master of Wine Jancis Robinson has described as ‘a minx of a vine’, simply because great Pinot Noir is unforgettable.

Burgundy, New Zealand, Chile

Save 22% on Pinot Noir mixed case

Three great Pinot Noir wines from around the world:
Tesco Finest Oak-aged Red Burgundy, France, 2003
Cono Sur Pinot Noir Reserve, Chile, 2002
Cottesbrook South Island Pinot Noir, New Zealand, 2004

6 bottle caseEquivalent 75cl bottle price £5.17

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Burgundy – Pinot Noir’s home

Even in Pinot Noir’s homeland, where it is responsible for great wines, like Romanée-Conti and Chambertin, there are variations in quality. Those who experience the magic of burgundy at its best are hooked for life. It’s hard to believe that a liquid so silky and fragrant, offering haunting aromas of violets, wild berries and truffles, can be made from mere grapes.

25% saving on Domaine Bertagna

This superb estate-bottled, oak-aged wine made from 100% Pinot Noir grapes, hand-picked and selected, is wonderfully fresh with delicious red fruit flavours. No wonder Sunday Express wine critic Joe Wadsack called this vintage ‘a legend in the making’.

6 bottle caseEquivalent 75cl bottle price £9

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Tesco Finest Oak-aged Red Burgundy, 2003 CASE of 6 bottles (equivalent to £6.99 per bottle)

per case: £39.84 Ref 512-450-3

A wonderfully drinkable oak-aged, elegant and silky wine from the Côte d’Or, which features bright red fruits.

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New Zealand – the new contender

While Burgundy remains the benchmark for great Pinot Noir, it no longer has a monopoly on top-class examples. Over the past 15 years New Zealand has made astonishing progress.

Tesco Finest Marlborough Pinot Noir, 2004 CASE of 6 bottles (equivalent to £9.99 per bottle)

per case: £56.94 Ref 770-209-3

Rich and fragrant, this has delicious juicy berry and plum fruit and shows how good New Zealand Pinot Noir now is.

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Cottesbrook South Island Pinot Noir, 2004 CASE of 6 bottles (equivalent to £6.99 per bottle)

per case: £39.84 Ref 711-322-5

This comes from premium vineyards in Canterbury and Marlborough and has wonderfully vibrant raspberry fruit.

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Chile – Bargain Pinot Noir

For some of the best value Pinot in the world, head further south to Chile, here producers are beginning to capture the Pinot magic in cooler regions such as Bio-Bio and Casablanca, making rich and plummy wines.

Cono Sur Pinot Noir Reserve, 2002 CASE of 6 bottles (equivalent to £6.99 per bottle)

per case: £39.84 Ref 426-499-5

Lovely soft ripe Pinot Noir from the Casablanca Valley, with rich black fruit flavours.

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