Burgundy vs. Pinot Noir
aesthete8
cwdjrxyz
> Which do you prefer and why?
Since red Burgundy is made from Pinot Noir in a specified manner from
a specified region in France, the question really comes down to what
vineyard regions do you prefer for Pinot Noir wines. Pinot Noir is one
of the more difficult grapes to grow and even in Burgundy there is
much variation in wines made from it depending on clone variation,
slight changes in location, the weather,the skill in growing the
grapes and making the wine etc. Thus you are likely to find both good
and bad examples of Pinot Noir in any region that grows it. If one is
seeking long lasting top wines and is willing to store them properly
for up to a few decades in some cases and is willing to pay an often
very high price, I would select the wines of a few top estates in
Burgundy in the best years. But you can also find very poor wines from
Burgundy, sometimes at a high price. If cost is an issue or you can
not wait to age top red Burgundy, you may do better with a Pinot Noir
from elsewhere. Also a few red Burgundy wines will be much better in
some years than their reputation suggests. If you can find these they
may be worth buying, but such wines tend to be bought up fast once the
word gets around.
Michael Pronay
> Pinot Noir is one of the more difficult grapes to grow [...]
Absolutely!
Fritz Wieninger, the top wine-grower here in Vienna, Austria, once
summed it up:
There is white wine, there is red wine,
and there is pinot noir.
M.
Mark Lipton
> Michael Pronay wrote:
>> There is white wine, there is red wine, and there is
>> pinot noir.
>
> So it is merlot's antimatter...
Or Syrah's. Growers that I've spoken to describe Syrah as growing like
a weed.
Mark Lipton
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Michael Pronay
> Mike Tommasi wrote:
>> Michael Pronay wrote:
No, I didn't write, I *cited* Fritz Wieninger:
>>> | There is white wine, there is red wine,
>>> | and there is pinot noir.
>> So it is merlot's antimatter...
> Or Syrah's. Growers that I've spoken to describe Syrah as
> growing like a weed.
Fritz did not speak about growing pinot, but of winemaking. There
no other grape as capricious in the cellar as pinot noir.
M.
Ed Rasimus
wrote:
>aesthete8 wrote:
>> Which do you prefer and why?
>
>Er, Burgundy can be white and therefore not PN... :-)
>
>The question is a little like asking "Riesling or Mosel?", only less
>precise :-)
Not exactly (no pun intended.) It is a bit like asking Chianti or
sangiovese. Maybe Champagne or champagne? How about Cognac or brandy?
(to get in the spirit of things...)
Ed Rasimus
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Luk
> Fritz did not speak about growing pinot, but of winemaking. There
> no other grape as capricious in the cellar as pinot noir.
>
> M.
The cellar reflects the difficulties to grow PN and its sensitivity to
any whether caprice
Luk