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Thomas Brothers, Greystone, Pinot Noir, 2015, Waipara, New Zealand

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Thomas Brothers, Greystone, Pinot Noir, 2015, Waipara, New Zealand

Thomas Brothers, Greystone, Pinot Noir, 2015, Waipara, New Zealand

 

Quite wonderful is how I would describe this Pinot Noir from the Thomas Brothers. Read the below if you want but this is the Pinot to get for special occasions, at £50 a bottle it’s not cheap. There’s flawless integration of tannins, red fruit, oak, with hints of chocolate and leather. There’s a smoothness to this dry red wine where nothing is out of place and a desire just to sip and enjoy.

 

It only got a bronze at the Decanter World Wine Awards which I think is more down to price than quality. I loved this wine.

Broken Stone, Pinot Noir, 2020, Canada

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Broken Stone, Pinot Noir, 2020, Canada

Broken Stone, Pinot Noir, 2020, Canada

 

Easy drinking Pinot Noir is my favourite style of red wine presently and this one fits perfectly. Reasonable fruit flavours and a fresh lightness make it approachable while good length makes it fell more premium. There’s a bit more red cherry than anything else but it’s a very good wine to have in the garden on a summer’s day or in front of s fire watching TV.

 

 

 

Amisfield, Pinot Noir, Central Otago, 2014, New Zealand

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Amisfield, Pinot Noir, Central Otago, 2014, New Zealand

Amisfield, Pinot Noir, Central Otago, 2014, New Zealand

 

New Zealand Pinot Noir has a very good reputation and this 2014 from Amisfield shows why. There’s plenty of red and black fruit aromas and flavours with cherry being dominant but there are notes of chocolate, leather, coffee and an under lying earthiness to it all. Dry, smooth and quite light this is great on its own or with food, we had it with turkey and thought it paired very well.at £40 a bottle it’s not cheap.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grape Passions, Coastal Reach, Pinot Noir, Rosé, 2021, England

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Grape Passions, Coastal Reach, Pinot Noir, Rosé, 2021, England

Grape Passions, Coastal Reach, Pinot Noir, Rosé, 2021, England

 

English Pinot Noir is pretty good but when it’s rose it’s even better. Grape Passions is a wind merchant just douth of Colchester znd this is their own brand wine.  It’s fresh and crisp with plenty of flavour and good length. You have strawberry and raspberry with red fruit hints all the way through. At about £15 a bottle is not cheap but its pretty good.

California Republic, Pinot Noir, 2019, California, USA

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California Republic, Pinot Noir, 2019, California, USA

California Republic, Pinot Noir, 2019, California, USA

American Pinot Noir is generally very good, not at least when we in the UK can get it. This one from California is no exception.  Excellent red fruit flavours and aromas with decent length this is a dry, smooth that won’t fail to be enjoyed. Unless your a tea totaler of course 😀 . Have it with chicken or smoked foods and just enjoy.

 

Provins, Les Titans, Pinot Noir, 2012, Switzerland

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Provins, Les Titans, Pinot Noir, 2012, Switzerland

Provins, Les Titans, Pinot Noir, 2012, Switzerland

This Pinot Noir from Provins winery in Switzerland is quite an interesting wine especially for 9 years old. It’s a light very smooth and dry red wine party as you expect from being a Pinot Noir. You got quite a lot of raspberry cranberry with a bit of earthiness. I found it really quite drinkable although others the try it weren’t that convinced, however the next day it fell off a cliff. Most of flavour had gone and it was very bland, probably best to drink up, at this age in one night.

Swiss wines are expensive anyway and it’s £40 a bottle it’s not cheap. Interesting and I would like to try a younger wine from this winery.

Ernst Loosen, Pinot Noir, 2019, Germany

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Ernst Loosen, Pinot Noir, 2019, Germany

Ernst Loosen, Pinot Noir, 2019, Germany

I do like German wine and this Pinot Noir from Ernst Loosen really shows why. It’s reasonably light got lots of redfruit which is vibrant with decent acidity and smooth tannins which makes this a very easy red wine to drink.

It’s on at £10 from Majestic Wines which makes this really quite cheap and worth buying a few bottles.

Incanta, Pinot Noir, 2019, Romania

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Incanta, Pinot Noir, 2019, Romania

Incanta, Pinot Noir, 2019, Romania

Buy it, you can read the below if you want but this Incanta Pinot Noir from Romania is amazing value and pretty good to boot.

Its a fresh, light and easy drinking red with fruit driven flavours of raspberry, cherry, hints of strawberries and a slight eathiness that makes you think of French Pinot Noir but at £6.50 a bottle from Majestic on a mix 6 bottles its a bargain.

 

Indomita, Gran Reserva, Pinot Noir, 2020, Chile

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Indomita, Gran Reserva, Pinot Noir, 2020, Chile

Indomita, Gran Reserva, Pinot Noir, 2020, Chile

I love Chile Pinot Noir and this one from Indomita is very good. I’m not sure its in the same league as Morande Pinot Noir but its half the price on a mix 6 at Majestic.

Dry, smooth and reasonable light with aromas of red fruit and notes of oak and coffee. There are flavours of redcurrant, strawberry, herbs and vanilla with hints of eathiness. Its the price where this really scores, at £8 a bottle its well worth buying.

Moet & Chandon, Brut, Champagne, France

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Moet & Chandon, Brut, Champagne, France

Moet & Chandon, Brut, Champagne, France

Its Champagne and with the Moet name behind it, its going to sell but is it any good?

Its Dry and acidic, made with Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier it has a yeasty, toasty nose that follow through with hints of citrus on the flavour front. Ideally pair with shell fish or have watching a sunset. Its decant sparkling although I still favour Bouvet sparkling on a personal basis, esp with that costs a £10 when the Moet costs over £30 a bottle.