Pinot Noir is a grape variety.

The red wine made from it is Pinot Noir red wine.

As shown in the picture below, the wine label has the words "Pinot Noir" or "Bourgogne/Burgundy".

Pinot Noir red wine is quite popular in some circles in China.

Because many wealthy people regard studying Pinot Noir red wine as their hobby.

At the dinner table, they will put several Pinot Noir red wines together for comparison, and then discuss with you with great interest how the soil is, whether the temperature is good, the length of sunlight, etc. .

Oh, by the way, the word "terroir" is often on their lips.

You will be very surprised, how can "Mr. Xu", who is usually vigorous and resolute, and "Boss Ma" who only talks about millions of orders, suddenly become an agricultural expert and get into the soil of farmland?

Should we drink red wine with them and discuss the climate issue for farming?

To answer this question, we must first talk about French Burgundy red wine.

Bourgogne is a famous red wine producing area in France. Its reputation is as famous as Bordeaux red wine.

Moreover, Burgundy, like Bordeaux, is a place that produces top-quality red wine.

When the wealthy people in China got tired of drinking famous Bordeaux wines such as Lafite and Margaux, they turned to Burgundy red wine.

As a result, Burgundy red wine has begun to be sought after in the wealthy circles. A bottle of Grand Cru or First Class vineyards can easily cost thousands of dollars.

This Burgundy red wine is usually made from 100% Pinot Noir grapes.

So, Burgundy red wine, which is Pinot Noir red wine.

As mentioned at the beginning of the article, rich people like to study Pinot Noir red wine. In fact, they also like to study Burgundy red wine.

Because Burgundy red wine is not only expensive, but also the most important of all red wines is the growing environment, which is the so-called "terroir", such as climate, soil, orientation, precipitation, etc.

The best planting environment is the Grand Cru vineyard, the slightly worse one is the Premier Cru, and the next one is the Village vineyard.

There are some differences in soil, temperature, orientation, rainfall, etc., which will cause Pinot Noir red wine to have different tastes and different prices.

Therefore, wealthy people in China are "all smiles" for Burgundy Pinot Noir red wine.

Because of this, you can also show your knowledge and show off your taste.

He said that in this glass of Burgundy Pinot Noir red wine, he could feel that the temperature was too high that year, and it had a bit of a jam flavor.

He also said that this bottle of Grand Cru Pinot Noir had little rainfall that year and the grapes were not ripe enough.

Anyway, Pinot Noir red wine has just become popular. Not many people understand it, and no one can refute it. You can say whatever you want.

This is why rich people like to "research" Pinot Noir red wine.

"I just pretend to know something, and no one else knows!"

Although, most wealthy people like to "pretend" to drink Burgundy red wine and study Pinot Noir. wine.

But this does not negate the unique charm of Pinot Noir red wine.

Speaking of which, it is really different from other red wines.

Maybe you have drank Cabernet Sauvignon red wine from the United States and Chile, Syrah red wine from Australia, or Bordeaux red wine blended with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.

But the taste of these red wines is obviously different from Pinot Noir red wine.

Pour red wine into a wine glass and you will notice the difference. Usually red wine is black, while Pinot Noir is light red, which is very different.

At a dinner party, you can also compare Bordeaux red wine, Australian Penfolds red wine, and Burgundy red wine. There will be obvious differences in the color of the wines between them.

What makes Pinot Noir red wine unique is its aroma.

The aroma of red wine drunk at the table is usually extroverted and unrestrained.

Just like Cabernet Sauvignon red wine, Bordeaux red wine, Penfolds Shiraz red wine, when you pour it into a wine glass, you don’t even have to say hello to it, the aroma will hit your face enthusiastically.

The aroma of Pinot Noir red wine is relatively elegant, as if shy. You have to swirl the glass more to bring out the aroma.

To this end, the French also designed a special wine glass for the aroma of Pinot Noir red wine - a Burgundy wine glass with a larger belly and a smaller mouth.

In this way, the elegant aroma can be gathered, making it easier for people to smell the smell of Pinot Noir.

Moreover, they also have fruit flavors. Cabernet Sauvignon red wines have obvious black fruit flavors, while Pinot Noir red wines have red fruit flavors.

Not only that, there is another special feature in the process of smelling Pinot Noir red wine.

After opening the bottle, at first smell, you will feel a "stinky" smell, like earthy smell, which girls will find a little annoying.

But don’t rush to define it. Swirl the glass slowly to sober up the wine. After a while, you will be surprised to find that a floral and fruity aroma of raspberries, strawberries, and cherries will arrive in front of your nose. Diffuse everywhere.

Moreover, unlike your previous impressions of drinking wine, the aroma of Pinot Noir wine does not seem to have a smoky or toasty oak barrel flavor.

This is also because the aroma of Pinot Noir red wine is too light and may be masked by the strong aroma of oak barrels.

Therefore, winemakers generally only use old oak barrels to mature the wine, and there is basically no oak barrel flavor.

Although Pinot Noir red wine can be drunk at any time, unlike some Bordeaux red wines, it needs to be aged for many years before it tastes good.

However, old Pinot Noir red wine that has been aged for five or ten years will have a different smell, for example, similar to the smell of animals and plants, mushrooms, cinnamon, wet leaves, game, etc. wait.

Rich people like this smell very much, not because it is a sign of "rich" and "precious"!

When drinking Pinot Noir red wine, you don’t feel much astringency.

This makes the Chinese like it very much.

Some friends will ask me, "Zheng Xiaota, does Pinot Noir red wine have no tannins?"

No, no, no!

Pinot Noir has tannins, but the amount is below medium, so you don’t feel its presence.

Unlike Cabernet Sauvignon red wine and Syrah red wine, as soon as it enters the mouth, the strong tannin flavor "invades" and "checks in" in the mouth, wanting you to know its taste. exist.

On the other hand, Pinot Noir red wine moisturizes things silently. Unknowingly, your mouth feels the delicate feeling of the wine passing through you, a delicacy, gently passing through it. The lingual surface of your teeth.

Therefore, when evaluating Pinot Noir red wine at the wine table, you can also say, "The tannins of Pinot Noir always give people a sense of finesse!"

However, After taking a few sips of red wine, the saliva secreted quickly on both sides of your cheeks will tell you that the acidity of Pinot Noir red wine turns out to be very high.

Yes, high acidity, this is also unique to it.

Higher acidity is responsible for the "longevity" of Pinot Noir red wine, so that it can be aged for 10, 20 years, or even longer.

Although, every time I go to the winery, the winegrowers will complain to me,

"Zheng Xiaota, Pinot Noir grapes are too difficult to grow. They are always picky. After a while, They say the soil is not good, then they say the temperature is not good, and then they say there is too much rain. It’s just a matter of not dealing with it. ”

That’s true.

Among various wine grapes, Pinot Noir is notoriously difficult to maintain. Although Pinot Noir red wine is favored by wealthy people, Pinot Noir grapes are not very popular. .

There are no Cabernet Sauvignon grapes that are easy to play with. Plant them wherever you like, and they will survive.

However, this does not prevent Pinot Noir from "growing" many high-quality red wines around the world, each with its own taste characteristics.

The French Burgundy mentioned earlier is the most famous Pinot Noir red wine brewing place in the world, and the taste is the "geographical environment".

Many of Burgundy’s Grand Cru Pinot Noir wines are frequent guests at domestic high-end banquets and dinners for the wealthy.

In this place, the world’s most expensive red wine, Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, was born.

The price of Lafite red wine is expensive enough, but it is less than one-tenth of it.

Palatinate and Baden in Germany produce Pinot Noir red wine with a distinctive oak barrel flavor.

California’s Pinot Noir red wine has a slightly sweet finish.

Australia's Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Mornington Peninsula, has a rich fruity aroma.

New Zealand’s Marlborough and Central Otago have a textbook standard and typical Pinot Noir flavor.

Casablanca Valley in Chile and Walker Bay in South Africa are also high-quality producing areas for Pinot Noir red wine.

If you find Pinot Noir red wine from the above places at the dinner table (check the English words on the wine label), remember to give it a try, you will not be disappointed.

Also, Pinot Noir is also the raw grape for making French champagne!

Black grapes can actually produce golden and clear champagne, which is unexpected by many people.

At the dinner table, Pinot Noir red wine is used to match food, usually following the principle of "red wine with red meat, white wine with white meat".

But I don’t recommend using Pinot Noir red wine to pair with beef or lamb.

Because the meat fibers of beef and mutton are thicker, Pinot Noir red wine has less tannin and is light-bodied, making it difficult to "subdue" it.

On the contrary, pork, duck, chicken, pigeons and other birds are more suitable.

Braised pork, Peking duck, stir-fried chicken, etc. One bite of food and one bite of wine are a perfect match.

The soft and elegant Pinot Noir red wine gently brushes away the greasiness on the meat, carefully bringing out the umami flavor in the meat. Before you recover, a delicious taste has already spread all over you. Oral cavity.

Sometimes, friends treat me to Japanese food, and if I want to pair it with red wine, it must be Pinot Noir.

Whether it is sushi, sashimi, tempura, or wagyu, Pinot Noir red wine will basically not steal their limelight. Instead, it is willing to be the green leaf behind it, highlighting their flavor.

Of course, there are also rich second-generation students who ask me, "Teacher Zheng Xiaota, would it be okay to pair Burgundy Pinot Noir red wine with KFC chicken nuggets and Orleans grilled wings?"

I replied, "Of course, I can look into it, but 'killing a chicken with a bull's knife', isn't it overkill?"

"Well, then I'll try the old Beijing chicken roll again. . ”

The thoughts of rich people are always incredible.