Pinot Noir Red Wines
Pinot noir is a delicate red grape variety renowned for producing elegant, lighter-bodied wines, often from cooler climates. While Burgundy in France has long been the global benchmark for this noble grape, offering everything from entry-level "Bourgogne Rouge" to the prestigious grand and premier "cru" wines, it's not the only place where exceptional Pinot Noir is made. Today, the variety flourishes in many parts of the world, including right here in Australia.
Australia is home to some truly outstanding Pinot Noir, recognized globally for its quality. Victoria is at the forefront of Australian Pinot production, particularly in cooler climate areas. The five key regions in Victoria are Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Macedon Ranges, Gippsland, and Geelong all known for producing wines with finesse and complexity. Beyond Victoria, Tasmania and Southern NSW, especially around Tumbarumba, also excel in crafting exquisite cool-climate Pinots, while the Adelaide Hills, with its slightly warmer climate, offers fuller-bodied expressions with riper flavors.
Across the ditch in New Zealand, regions to keep an eye on include Central Otago, the world's southernmost wine region, which is perhaps New Zealand's most famous and produces style a powerful and silken expression of Pinot. For something more approachable Marlborough produces vibrant Pinots with bright red fruit and subtle acidity, while the Wairarapa sub-region of Martinborough typically delivers Pinots with darker fruit profiles, featuring plums and savoury, chocolatey undertones.
Beyond Australia and New Zealand, other regions worth exploring for Pinot Noir include Germany, the USA (especially Oregon), Chile and Argentina
Popular Pinot Noir Regions
Popular Brands/Vineyards:
2022 Carrick Bannockburn Pinot NoirCentral Otago
From Carrick’s organic Bannockburn vineyards, a Pinot that reflects the warmth of the terraces and the precision of long-time organic farming.
Sale price$68.00
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2022 Carrick Unravelled Pinot NoirCentral Otago
Carrick’s organically grown, early-drinking Pinot from Bannockburn – soft, bright and made for easy, everyday enjoyment.
Sale price$39.00
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2022 Chard Farm Tiger Pinot NoirCentral Otago
A single-vineyard Lowburn Pinot that shows balance, fine structure and lifted red fruit – a polished expression of the even 2022 season.
Sale price$87.00
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2023 Chard Farm Mata-au Pinot NoirCentral Otago
A graceful, finely structured Pinot from Chard Farm’s Lowburn and Parkburn vineyards – lifted red fruit, floral perfume and mineral drive shaped by the old Mata-Au river terraces.
Sale price$69.00
Sold out 95 pts
2023 Prophets Rock Sophora Pinot NoirCentral Otago
A single-barrel, no-fuss Pinot from Paul Pujol that captures Prophet’s Rock’s highest, wildest Bendigo site in its purest and most unfiltered form.
Sale price$87.00
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2023 Prophet's Rock Olearia Pinot NoirCentral Otago
A darker, more structured Bendigo Pinot that shows the strength and character of Prophet’s Rock’s higher-altitude site, made with Paul Pujol’s trademark restraint and precision.
Sale price$87.00
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2022 Dicey Bannockburn Pinot NoirCentral Otago
A genuine, well-judged Pinot from organically farmed Bannockburn vineyards – dark fruit, fine structure, and the grounded confidence of a family who’ve grown here for decades.
Sale price$49.00
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2024 Two Paddocks Pinot NoirCentral Otago
Plush and lush Central Otago Pinot, full of blackberries, spice and Jurassic dark fruit goodness.
Sale price$57.00
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2025 Wickhams Road Tasmania Pinot NoirTasmania
Tassie Pinot at $20 a bottle made by the country's best value Pinot maker. That should get your attention.
Sale price$20.00
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2024 Craggy Range Te Muna Road Pinot NoirMartinborough
A beautifully balanced Martinborough Pinot – dark fruit, spice and fine tannin from one of New Zealand’s most distinctive vineyard sites.
Sale price$55.00
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2024 Gentle Folk Scary Gully Pinot NoirAdelaide Hills
A beautiful Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir with a whole lot of foresty wildness on offer.
Sale price$69.00
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2024 Gentle Folk Monomeith Pinot NoirAdelaide Hills
Floral, fruity, and minerally Pinot Noir from one of the Basket Range's most iconic lo-fi winemaking ventures.
Sale price$75.00
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2023 Murdoch Hill Apollo Pinot NoirAdelaide Hills
Sexy premium Pinot Noir release from Murdoch Hill, precise and pure. 98 points and likely in the running for the Halliday Wine Companion Pinot Noir of the Year. Only made in limited quantities.
Sale price$80.00
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2023 Bass Phillip Depuis Pinot NoirGippsland
A bold first for Bass Phillip – 100% whole-bunch Pinot from old vines that shows where the new team is taking this legendary estate.
Sale price$495.00
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2023 Bass Phillip Reserve Pinot NoirGippsland
A simply stunning release of arguably Australia's premier Pinot Noir.
Sale price$950.00
Sold out 94 pts
2023 Kusuda Pinot NoirMartinborough
The rare and exquisite Pinot Noir of Hiro Kusuda. Small allocations only available of this benchmark wine out of Martinborough.
Sale price$219.00
Sold out 97 pts
2024 Tolpuddle Vineyard Pinot NoirTasmania
**MAX 6 BOTTLES PER CUSTOMER - One of the country's most respected and collectable Pinot Noirs. Each year allocations are tight, even more so with this outstanding vintage.
Sale price$110.00
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2023 Benjamin Leroux Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers RougeBurgundy
From one of Gevrey’s greatest crus, Leroux delivers a tiny-production Pinot that balances depth and refinement with a clear sense of place.
Sale price$649.00
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2023 Benjamin Leroux Pommard 1er Cru Rugiens-Hauts RougeBurgundy
A tiny-production Pommard from old vines in the heart of Rugiens-Hauts, marrying the vineyard’s natural power with Leroux’s hallmark precision and finesse.
Sale price$449.00
Sold out 94 pts
2023 Benjamin Leroux Nuits-Saint-Georges RougeBurgundy
A small-production Nuits-Saint-Georges from Comblanchien, combining bright fruit, fine structure and Leroux’s trademark precision at a price that’s hard to beat.
Sale price$229.00
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2023 Caroline Morey Beaune 1er Cru Greves RougeBurgundy
From one of Beaune’s top sites, this is a refined and energetic 2023 premier cru that shows both the class of Grèves and Caroline Morey’s restrained, precise winemaking.
Sale price$299.00
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2023 Caroline Morey Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Champs Gains RougeBurgundy
A beautifully judged premier cru red that shows off the freshness of 2023 and Caroline Morey’s gift for coaxing real finesse from Pinot in Chassagne.
Sale price$299.00
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2023 Caroline Morey Chassagne Montrachet RougeBurgundy
A finely judged Chassagne Rouge that highlights the freshness of 2023 and Caroline Morey’s rare ability to give Pinot real finesse in this Chardonnay-leaning village.
Sale price$189.00
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2023 Caroline Morey Santenay RougeBurgundy
An elegant and quietly impressive Santenay that shows off Caroline Morey’s touch and the freshness of 2023, offering rare value from a sought-after producer.
Sale price$149.00
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2023 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Clos Saint Jean RougeBurgundy
A finely built Chassagne red from a benchmark site, combining the structure of Clos Saint Jean with the precision and rarity of PYCM’s winemaking.
Sale price$369.00
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2023 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru La Boudriotte RougeBurgundy
A structured, finely detailed Chassagne 1er Cru red from one of Burgundy’s most sought-after domaines, with the depth to age and the rarity to covet.
Sale price$369.00
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2023 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Santenay 1er Cru La Comme RougeBurgundy
A finely judged expression of Santenay’s top 1er Cru, showing both structure and polish, with the freshness of 2023 keeping it bright and balanced.
Sale price$219.00
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2023 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru Bas des Duresses RougeBurgundy
An elegant, finely structured Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru that balances 2023’s freshness with depth, offering real class and value in very limited quantities.
Sale price$189.00
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2023 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Monthelie 1er Cru La Riotte RougeBurgundy
A refined and detailed Monthelie 1er Cru that shows the clarity of the 2023 vintage and the understated touch of PYCM, in very limited supply.
Sale price$189.00
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2023 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Monthelie RougeBurgundy
From a village that often flies under the radar, this is a finely detailed, small-production Monthelie that shows the freshness and clarity of the 2023 vintage.
Sale price$139.00
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2024 Mac Forbes Yarra Valley Pinot NoirYarra Valley
Outstanding value Pinot Noir from one of the Yarra Valley's most loved small producers.
Sale price$37.00
Sold out 96 pts
2021 Ata Rangi Masters Pinot NoirMartinborough
Just the second release of Helen Master's self-grown Pinot Noir. Extremely limited.
Sale price$159.00
Sold out 98 pts
2021 Ata Rangi Kotinga Pinot NoirMartinborough
The lighter and more elegant of the two Ata Rangi single vineyard Pinots.
Sale price$152.00
Sold out 98 pts
2022 Ata Rangi Pinot NoirMartinborough
One of NZ's most famous and collectable Pinot Noirs. A benchmark for the Martinborough region.
Sale price$110.00
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2023 Hurley Vineyard Garamond Pinot NoirMornington Peninsula
A structured, brooding Mornington single-vineyard Pinot from a cooler year that highlights both power and finesse in tiny volumes.
Sale price$110.00
Sold out 95 pts
2024 Xavier Goodridge Avon Pinot NoirGippsland
Xavier Goodridge's best Pinot to date - no doubt.
Sale price$65.00
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