The third Champagne grape after Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier accounts for around 30% of regional plantings. It buds late and ripens early, making it more reliable than Pinot Noir in cooler frost-prone sites. In Champagne it brings approachable fruit and softer structure to blends; serious grower-Champagne producers (Egly-Ouriet, Krug) treat it as seriously as Pinot Noir. Rare as a still wine.
Wine Radar compares prices for wines made from Pinot Meunier across Portuguese online retailers — 197 in the catalogue.
Pinot Meunier wines on Wine Radar come mainly from Champagne, Bairrada.
The third Champagne grape after Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier accounts for around 30% of regional plantings. It buds late and ripens early, making it more reliable than Pinot Noir in cooler frost-prone sites. In Champagne it brings approachable fruit and softer structure to blends; serious grower-Champagne…
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