Blaufränkisch vs Pinot noir

Blaufränkisch is more tannic and fuller.

Sweetness, body, tannin and acidity are our rating of a typical dry table wine from each grape.

Blaufränkisch grape clusterBlaufränkisch

Red · Lower Styria (now part of Slovenia)

bright, dark cherry, pepper, firm acid

vs
Pinot noir grape clusterPinot noir

Red · France, Italy

light, silky, red cherry and earth

Bone dry
Sweetness
Bone dry
Medium
Body
Light
High
Tannin
Low
Very high
Acidity
High
12.5 to 14%
Alcohol
12.5 to 14%
15 to 17 °C
Serve at
13 to 16 °C
Sopron, Villány, Szekszárd, Eger
Regions
France Burgundy | Champagne | United States Santa Barbara Region | Santa Cruz Mountains | Russian River Valley | Willamette Valley | New Zealand Central Otago | Marlborough | Martinborough | Australia Tasmania | Mornington Peninsula | Yarra Valley | Romania | Germany | Chile | Canada | England | South Africa

Only Blaufränkisch

Both pair with

No pairing in common.

Only Pinot noir

Sources

Style profiles, pairings and serving figures are our own assessment. Regions and origins: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0); see the Blaufränkisch and Pinot noir pages.