Pinot Noir Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews
Written By: Brian Freedman on Tue, Jul 11th 2006
Notoriously temperamental and difficult to grow, Pinot Noir is nonetheless one of the most highly-regarded and intensely beloved varieties. Pinot Noir, after all, is the variety that is turned into the fabled red Burgundy, where, if the conditions are right and the wine maker is careful, it manifests itself as a wine capable of maturing into a breathtakingly complex and nuanced beauty.
However, because it is such a difficult variety to grow, Pinot Noir can also produce wines of just-as-shocking simplicity. Therefore, careful cultivation must be coupled with nearly perfect growing conditions (cool, long growing seasons) and a fastidious winemaker. Pinot Noir is also one of the three varieties permitted in Champagne (the other two are Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier).
Though it is best known as a Burgundian variety, Pinot Noir is also well-suited to the cool climate of Oregon, where it is currently being made into a lovely, subtle wine whose popularity has increased exponentially in recent years.
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