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Pinot noir is New Zealand's largest red wine variety, and second largest variety overall behind Sauvignon blanc. In 2014, Pinot noir vines covered 5,569 hectares (13,760 acres) and produced 36,500 tonnes of grapes. [32] Pinot noir is a grape variety whose "importance" in New Zealand is extremely high.
According to AOC regulations, only Sauvignon blanc and Pinot noir are permitted as AOC classified Sancerre wine. While Sauvignon blanc represents the vast majority of the area's production, Pinot noir can account for anywhere from one-fifth to one-sixth of annual production depending on the vintage. [4]
Broadly speaking, pinot noir tends to be planted in areas with high proportion of marl while Chardonnay is most often found in vineyards that are dominated by limestone. As the Cote de Nuits has many areas with significant amounts of marl, pinot noir is the dominant planting in the area.
Pinot Noir’s ascension was slow, but people have started to embrace the variety in the region. “From the clays and stones of Marlborough and the limestone of North Canterbury to the schist and ...
La Tâche (French pronunciation: [la taʃ]) is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy, with Pinot noir as the main grape variety. It is situated within the commune of Vosne-Romanée and is a monopole of the winery Domaine de la Romanée-Conti.
La Romanée (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔmane]) is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy, with Pinot noir as the main grape variety. [1] It is situated within the commune of Vosne-Romanée and is a monopole of the winery Comte Liger-Belair.