
Italian Pinot Noir
Learn about Italian Pinot Noir, common tasting notes, defining characteristics and more ...
While Pinot Noir is certainly not indigenous to Italy, it grows with intriguing success throughout the cooler, high-altitude regions of the north, occupying approximately 8,000 acres in total. Elegant, food-friendly, dry red wine examples of Pinot Noir (locally called Pinot Nero) can be found from Alto Adige, Friuli, Valle d’Aosta and the Oltrepo Pavese region of Lombardy. In Oltrepo Pavese, it is also sometimes blended with Barbera to good effect. Lombardy’s Franciacorta region grows Pinot Noir, along with Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc, to produce stunning examples of sparkling wine made using the traditional method, i.e. the same method used to make Champagne.
- Sangiovese90
- Other Red Blends65
- Nebbiolo29
- Merlot24
- Tuscan Blends18
- Bordeaux Red Blends14
- Barbera12
- Montepulciano12
- Cabernet Sauvignon10
- Other Red Wine10
- Nero d'Avola9
- Primitivo6
- Dolcetto4
- Syrah/Shiraz3
- Aglianico3
- Lagrein3
- Cabernet Franc2
- Grenache2
- Gaglioppo2
- Teroldego2
- Pinot Noir2
- Negroamaro1
- Zinfandel1
- Refosco1
- Sagrantino1
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Cavit Pinot Noir 2002Pinot Noir from Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
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Castello di Neive Langhe Metodo Classico 2002Pinot Noir from Piedmont, Italy