Gamay vs Pinot noir

Gamay and Pinot noir rate the same on all four of our scales.

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

Gamay grape clusterGamay

Red · France, Italy

light, juicy, banana and cherry

vs
Pinot noir grape clusterPinot noir

Red · France, Italy

light, silky, red cherry and earth

Bone dry
Sweetness
Bone dry
Light
Body
Light
Low
Tannin
Low
High
Acidity
High
12 to 13.5%
Alcohol
12.5 to 14%
12 to 15 °C
Serve at
13 to 16 °C
Beaujolais, Loire Valley, Niagara Peninsula, Willamette Valley
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 Gamay

Both pair with

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 Gamay and Pinot noir pages.