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Pinot Noir Week

Jancis Robinson

Friday 6 March 2009 • 1 min read

Pinot Noir

Here's a guide to what we have published on Pinot Noir in all its glory this week.

TASTING ARTICLES
California Pinot Noirs
Mornington Peninsular's delicate Pinot Noirs
Central Otago's toothsome 2007 Pinots
NZ Pinots – how good?
Burgundy's grandest premiers crus
Eminent Victorians (including Yarra Valley and Macedon Ranges Pinots)

OTHER COVERAGE
Pinotphilia and other afflications
Mugnier on Australian Pinot
Smoky Pinot and other miracles

RECENT TASTING ARTICLES
Michael Schmidt takes me to task in our members' forum for omitting tasting notes on Germany's proficiency in Pinot Noir, which prompts me to highlight the following tasting artices which have been published here withinn the last month or so.
DRC's 2006s
Burgundy v Rheingau
Drouhin – Oregon v Burgundy
Guide to our 1,350 notes on 2007 burgundies

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