Pinot meunier vs Pinot noir

Pinot meunier is fuller.

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

Pinot meunier

Red · France

soft, red fruit, gentle, early

vs

Pinot noir

Red · France, Italy

light, silky, red cherry and earth

Bone dry

Sweetness

Bone dry

Medium

Body

Light

Low

Tannin

Low

High

Acidity

High

11.5 to 13%

Alcohol

12.5 to 14%

12 to 14 °C

Serve at

13 to 16 °C

Champagne, Württemberg, Oregon, Okanagan 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