Dubbed the "heartbreak" grape because it is so difficult to get right it's every winemaker's dream and nightmare it's vulnerable to so many conditions and has broken many winemakers who planted it others continue to aspire to making the perfect Pinot because when it is done right it's outstanding.
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This case showcases a selection of some of our finer and more complexPinots that were done absolutely right
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The Wines In The Premium Pinot Case Are
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Drappier Pinot Noir Brut Nature NV France
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Drappier is considered to be one of the finest boutique champagne producers in the world and this is a cuvée in which nature expresses itself freely. It contains only the wine's natural residual sugar at less than 2g per bottle. Moreover the use of an absolute minimum of sulphur gives the wine the freedom to express itself totally.
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On the nose there is crisp and at the same time ripe fruit. On the palate it is upright and pure with abundant finesse and freshness.
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Wieninger Wiener Wein Pinot Noir Select Austria 2018
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Fritz Wieninger is considered a pioneer of the “New Vienna†wine movement combining a sense of modernity and progress with the traditions of the region and of his family who have been making wine for over 100 years. His aim is to to show the differences in site and vintage and to get the character of the vineyard into the bottle.
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This Pinot is highly elegant more than medium
- bodied and very Burgundian this Pinot Noir has great finesse and potential for ageing.
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Dog Point Vineyard Pinot Noir Marlborough New Zealand 2019
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Dog Point is is the label from two Marlborough legends Ivan Sutherland and James Healy who were part of the success story behind Cloudy Bay and they put New Zealand wines on the map. It is one of the oldest private vineyards in Marlborough New Zealand's premium wine
- growing region and they produce outstanding organic vegan friendly top
- quality wines year after year.
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This stunning new vintage of the sensational Dog Point Pinot Noir is a bright perfumed supple expression of Marlborough pinot noir from clay hill slopes. Bright lifted red fruit
- driven with Marlborough's hallmark spiciness complemented by dried herb smokey and meaty notes in the background.
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Greywacke Pinot Noir Marlborough New Zealand 2017
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Staying in New Zealand as we're big fans of their Pinots! Named after New Zealand's prolific bedrock Greywacke is the label of Kevin Judd one of Marlborough's pioneer winemakers. Grown on a hillside vineyard in Marlborough this is a deliciously fragrant wine with intense varietal expression.
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Domaine Arlaud Chambolle
- Musigny France 2016
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Chambolle Musigny AC was established in 1936. It was one of the first AC in France. This wine is often presented as the most feminine from the Côtes De Nuits.
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This Chambolle
- Musigny from Domaine Arlaud is deep and delicate. It has a lifted slightly floral nose with iris and peony scents infusing the black cherry fruit a little compact at first but gradually loosening up with aeration. The palate is medium
- bodied with sharp chalky tannin initially rigid but fanning out modestly toward the tight linear finish.
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Domaine Albert Mann Pinot Noir Clos De La Faille France 2019
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Domaine Albert Mann is part of Alsatian history this well regarded Alsace domaine is run by two brothers Maurice and Jacky. Viticulture is organic and they have a minimal intervention approach in the cellar
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That being said though the wines are clean as a whistle and very pure without a note of funkiness with direct fruit forward aromas and texture. This Pinot has an Expressive nose clear red fruits aromas which reveal a slightly note of toasted bread. Attack is ample in the palate with supple tannins underlined by a fine acidity.
