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Pinot Noir

Five countries, from Central Otago to the Côte de Beaune

Pinot Noir is the largest single-grape range on the site, and it spans five countries because the grape shows where it grew more clearly than any other. Central Otago and Marlborough lead - Mount Edward, Akitu, Dog Point and Mahi. California follows, with Pisoni in the Santa Lucia Highlands and Radio-Coteau on the Sonoma Coast. Burgundy comes from Albert Bichot and Vincent Girardin, Oregon from Domaine Drouhin, and South Africa from Meerlust and Lothian. Tracked UK delivery, next-day available.

Mahi Pinot Noir red wine bottle.
Mahi Pinot Noir, Marlborough (2023)
£23.50
Buena Vista California Pinot Noir red wine bottle.
Buena Vista California Pinot Noir
£19.00
Domaine Drouhin Dundee Hills Pinot Noir red wine bottle.
Domaine Drouhin Dundee Hills Pinot Noir (2022)
£39.50
Akitu A2 Pinot Noir red wine bottle.
Akitu A2 Pinot Noir, Central Otago (2020)
£29.50
Lucia by Pisoni Estate Cuvée Pinot Noir red wine bottle.
Lucia by Pisoni Estate Cuvée Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands (2022)
£52.50
Mount Edward Pinot Noir red wine bottle.
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Mount Edward Pinot Noir, Central Otago (2022)
£30.00
Albert Bichot Origines Bourgogne Pinot Noir red wine bottle.
Albert Bichot "Origines" Bourgogne Pinot Noir (2023)
£20.00
Dog Point Pinot Noir red wine bottle.
Dog Point Pinot Noir, Marlborough
£30.50
Buena Vista Carneros Pinot Noir red wine bottle.
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Buena Vista Carneros Pinot Noir, Sonoma (2021)
£36.00
Lucia by Pisoni Garys’ Vineyard Pinot Noir red wine bottle.
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Lucia by Pisoni Garys’ Vineyard Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands
From £62.50
Meerlust Pinot Noir red wine bottle.
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Meerlust Pinot Noir, Stellenbosch (2023)
£26.50
Lothian Vineyards Pinot Noir red wine bottle.
Lothian Vineyards Pinot Noir, Elgin Valley
£27.75
Ted Pinot Noir red wine bottle.
Ted Pinot Noir, Mount Edward, Central Otago (2022)
£24.50
Pisoni Estate Pinot Noir red wine bottle.
Pisoni Estate Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands (2019)
£105.00
Radio-Coteau La Neblina Pinot Noir red wine bottle.
Radio-Coteau ‘La Neblina’ Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast (2021)
£64.00
Vincent Girardin Santenay 1er Cru Le Beauregard red wine bottle.
Vincent Girardin Santenay 1er Cru Le Beauregard, Côte de Beaune (2022)
£47.50
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New Zealand Pinot Noir: Central Otago and Marlborough

Central Otago is the southernmost wine region in the world, inland and mountainous, with cold nights and very high sunshine hours. Pinot Noir grown there carries more fruit intensity than its weight in the mouth suggests - Mount Edward, its second label Ted, and Akitu all come from there. Marlborough is better known for Sauvignon Blanc, but Dog Point and Mahi both make Pinot Noir worth having, lighter and more aromatic than the Otago style. Both regions sit within New Zealand wine.

Californian Pinot Noir from the cool coast

Pinot Noir needs somewhere cool, which in California means the coast rather than the valleys. Pisoni farms the Santa Lucia Highlands, a wind-scoured corridor south of Monterey, and its Estate and Lucia bottlings are both here. Radio-Coteau works the Sonoma Coast where fog off the Pacific slows ripening. Buena Vista covers Carneros. All of them sit at the fuller end of the light and elegant reds without ever becoming heavy.

Burgundy, Oregon and the Cape

Burgundy is where the grape comes from, and Albert Bichot's Origines Bourgogne is the straightforward introduction, with Vincent Girardin's Santenay Premier Cru Le Beauregard a step up into named-vineyard Côte de Beaune. Oregon's Dundee Hills is represented by Domaine Drouhin, a Burgundian family who bought land there in the 1980s and now make both. Meerlust and Lothian bring the South African reading, from Stellenbosch and the cooler Elgin Valley.

Serving and keeping Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir wants to be served slightly cool. Fifteen minutes in the fridge before pouring sharpens the fruit and stops the alcohol coming forward, which happens faster in a warm room than most people expect - but do not take it as far as a white. It does not need decanting. Most of these are made to drink now rather than to keep, though the Pisoni Estate and the Santenay Premier Cru will hold a few years. The rest of the red wine range covers the heavier styles. Tracked UK delivery, next-day available.

The Fulham Wine Co. Take

Pinot Noir shows where it was grown more clearly than any other grape, which is why this range covers five countries rather than settling on one. The same variety in Central Otago and on the Sonoma Coast gives you two genuinely different wines, and that is the whole interest of it. Everything here is a bottle we open at home.

FAQs About Pinot Noir

Why is Pinot Noir so much lighter than other reds?

Thin skins. Colour and tannin both come from the skins, and Pinot Noir has less of both to give than a thick-skinned grape like Cabernet Sauvignon. That is also why it is difficult to grow - the same thin skins make it vulnerable to rot and heat.

Should Pinot Noir be chilled?

Slightly. Fifteen minutes in the fridge before pouring sharpens the fruit and stops the alcohol coming forward, which happens quickly in a warm room. Do not take it as far as a white wine - straight from the fridge is too cold and mutes the aroma.

How does New World Pinot Noir compare to Burgundy?

More openly fruity as a rule, and usually easier to enjoy young. Burgundy tends to be more restrained on release and rewards keeping. Neither is a substitute for the other - and this page is a fair way to taste the difference, since it carries both.

Is Champagne made from Pinot Noir?

Often mostly, yes. Pinot Noir is one of the three main Champagne grapes alongside Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier, and in many house blends it is the largest component. The wine stays white because the juice is separated from the black skins straight away rather than macerating on them.

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