Pinot noir vs Syrah

Syrah is fuller and more tannic.

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

Pinot noir grape clusterPinot noir

Red · France, Italy

light, silky, red cherry and earth

vs
Syrah grape clusterSyrah

Red · France, Italy

dark fruit, pepper, smoke

Bone dry
Sweetness
Bone dry
Light
Body
Very full
Low
Tannin
High
High
Acidity
Medium
12.5 to 14%
Alcohol
13.5 to 15%
13 to 16 °C
Serve at
16 to 18 °C
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
Regions
Rhône Valley, California, Texas, Columbia Valley

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 Pinot noir and Syrah pages.