Great PINOT NOIR outside the usual places???

When it comes to great red wines made from Pinot Noir, France, USA, Australia, and New Zealand come to mind. Can great Pinot Noir be made in exotic countries? Find out in this video.
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[@salojan4571]

gotta check German pinots

[@Gaban1981]

Wasenhaus 💪

[@comesahorseman]

Keller Winery Baden Spatburgunder. Give it a try.

[@AnarchoKapital]

As a German I totally approve!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I'm a HUGE fan of German Spatburgunder... Rudolf Furst's Hundsruck is one of my all time favorites.

[@MoMo-wt9dv]

Nice video, I'd also recommend you to try some Swiss pinot from Neuchâtel or Graubünden.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

One of the best Pinots I have ever had was from Neuchatel.

[@Randal835]

Living in Australia we are spoiled for choice with some excellent Pinot coming out of Mornington Peninsula, Tasmania, Geelong. Producers like Tolpuddle & By Farr make world class wines that sit alongside great Burgundy in terms of quality for a fraction of the price. Also Central Otago is delicious; producers like Valli & Felton Road.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

You'll see a few of those producers in some upcoming videos ;) I love Aussie Pinots!

[@elliothm8370]

Recently has a 2021 Rivers-Marie Pinot that blew my mind! It was divine…!

[@wayne530]

Thomas Rivers Brown is a genius mad man 😂

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ahhhh nice recommendation!

[@Lexmaker]

I go to Germany for good pinot noirs. Rebholz R Im Sonnenschein and all the Pinot Noirs from Knipser are excellent. Burkheimer Feuerberg Spatburgunder from Weingut Bercher is also very recommandabel. You like German rieslings so maybe a video about German pinots would be awesome. 😃

[@ericvanhaeren9449]

The Ahr-region specializes in Spätburgunder: look for Meyer-Näkel, Adeneuer, Kreuzberg, Julia Bertram, Stodden, Nelles, Schumacher. After the flashflood disaster a while back, they deserve it.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

All very good ones! I do love German Pinot

[@ttjwoon]

Golan Heights wow not the usual wine region to come to mind, nice one!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thanks TB!!

[@diegogodinhorocha9448]

Nice one. I'd love to see you taste Nebbiolo outside the usual places. I found Nebbiolo from Uruguay and Chile and would to love to see your opinion about some Nebbiolo done outside of Piemonte.

[@jacob9540]

I’d like to see this as well, although he did note in an earlier video that he believes Nebbiolo is one grape that is only grown with success in Piemonte and that he isn’t a fan of Nebbiolo grown in other regions

[@drmatthewhorkey]

There are a lot of older videos about Mexican wine on the channel as there is a fair amount planted in Baja.

[@narrowistheway77]

Ironically the best Nebbiolo I’ve seen outside of Piemonte is coming out of Baja California in Mexico. It’s something unique and different for sure! 👍🏼

[@narrowistheway77]

@@drmatthewhorkey just saw your comment after I made my comment. The Valle de Guadalupe is putting out some especially impressive Nebbiolo and we are starting to see some bottles with enough age on them to really experience what a Nebbiolo from Baja California Mexico is made of 👍🏼

[@ikopysitsky]

I just travelled the Finger Lakes to taste Reisling, but I ended up trying a number of Pinot Noirs which I enjoyed. I think the region definitely has some potential for Pinot Noir!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I have had some stellar ones too!

[@gustavomgomes]

Just tasted the Chacra Pinot from Patagonia and it’s a very good wine ! The cheap one , called Barda , has a little bit Brett , which gives a funk note that I like . From the Us, you can’t miss with Kosta Browne from sonoma ! And Oregon has a lot of Burgundian style pn that can age very well. I love this grape . Cheers !

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Nice!! I haven't had the Chacra Pinot yet

[@fernandofreire4062]

Hey Matthew. To be fair, just watched this video and its much more understandable than the others i told. You took your time with these wines. I like the personality you show and the fact that you try to reply everyone. Im subscribing for now. See you soon on your next video

[@drmatthewhorkey]

💪🏼

[@seanmaguire9950]

Loving Tasmanian pinot at the moment, there's a lot of good producers. Martinborough in NZ is excellent too.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

You'll see some producers from those regions in future videos!

[@lacanche12]

The Yarden is for sale in Europe for just under € 30. Germany has some excellent Pinot Noir. And also South Africa.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Nicccee Price! I love German and South African Pinot

[@narrowistheway77]

For South Africa it’s all about the Pinotage though 👍🏼

[@bobpaulinskimasterofwine]

Good content here. Well done! 🍷

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thank you kind sir!

[@doc7813]

Watch out for pinot from England in the future!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Yesssir

[@robdielemans9189]

Not exotic, but just price wise I often go for German Spätburgunder from all regions around the 20-30 Euros mark. I've had wonderful experiences with them and especially nowadays they always deliver.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I love love love German Spatburgunder.

[@robdielemans9189]

@@drmatthewhorkeyIsn't it weird how, objectively, the best grape varieties in the world to make wine with (Riesling being first by a long mile and then pinot noir trailing second(note differences in capitalization)) have their greatest expression (currently) in Germany.

[@nichotime]

Koury Clone from Patricia Green! Crimson velvet! Thank you Doc! Especially for your advice about obscure pinot (great wine makers are making great pinot everywhere -just recently, right?)

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Niccceeee.... I think the point was that there are NOT a lot of earth-shattering, great Pinots outside the usual countries but there are surprises.

[@AndrewSmith-rh9kt]

Spatburgunder, although honestly the best pinot noirs ive tried have all come from burgundy. USA makes the second best pinot noir, great examples from all over the west coast.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

There are great ones in all of those places that you mentioned.

[@AndrewSmith-rh9kt]

@@drmatthewhorkey Oregon I think is the closest to burgundy in style. Although I do like the Californian style ones just as much.

[@AnarchoKapital]

You could also look at Alto Adige / South Tyrolia in the north of Italy. It is very hot with constant wind and vineyards at around 500m of altitude. Look for Mazon, which is a specific location on the eastern side of the valley.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Yep I love some of the Pinots from there and one great one even showed up in a previous Europe vs USA Pinot blind tasting video.

[@stroopwafel6141]

I like good pinot noirs/spätburgunder from Germany. In many cases these are serious wines. Also in Belgium and the Netherlands pinot noir is rising. It's not my favourite grape though.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

German Pinots are STELLAR and I forgot to mention that country as one of the great ones for Pinot

[@alexandrehenri-bhargava2741]

I’d love you to check out some of our Pinots on Vancouver Island, Canada. You read that right. We’re really benefiting from climate change

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I've head there are some delicious wines there!

[@comesahorseman]

1) German Spatburgunder, especially Keller; 2)Finger Lakes Pinot Noir, try Wagner Vineyards.

[@ikopysitsky]

I really recommend some of the single vineyard Pinot Noirs from Forge Cellars. Fantastic!

[@comesahorseman]

​@@ikopysitskythanks!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Both German and FLX can be EXCELLENT. I know German pretty well and recently had an excellent FLX one

[@solomonmengeu1003]

Everyone's has already mentioned Germany, though by now it's no longer super exotic or geeky anymore. South African cool climate PNs have impressed me, though I have only had few. I would love to try some from Patagonia, as they sound pretty awesome. So far I have avoided Hungarian PN, but I should try it. Alto Adige sounds like the right terroir/climate to make great Pinot Nero. Yarden ., Golan Heights who would have thought? Interesting video, but Napa/Carneos PN isn't for me. I think Sonoma Coaster or St. Rita Hills sounds more like the style I would be interested to try. As well the FLX.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I love German and South African. There are a few solid Hungarian ones... One even showed up a previous video "Can you get GREAT Pinot Noir under $20"

[@solomonmengeu1003]

@@drmatthewhorkey Yes, now that you mention it I remember. But even in Hungary, you have to really seek out mono-varietal PN. As they usually show up in cuvees or blends, but I will keep my eyes open.

[@Petazzi1]

Belgium is starting to get better. I like for example the Pinot Noir from Aldeneyck a lot.

[@Petazzi1]

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[@drmatthewhorkey]

Niccce

[@laurenwalsh1837]

Another Bodegas Chacra fan here. Also have enjoyed the Les Lignis PN from Valery Renaudat in Reuilly (Loire Valley.) Not “exotic” so to speak, but refined and delicious.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Guess I gotta get some Chacra!

[@welshtoro3256]

Great review.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Gracias señor!

[@aaronchan2942]

I still say Chile makes the bargain Pinots, but only a few "wow" Pinots. Both Argentina and Chile are starting to make more Pinot in Patagonia though which could be interesting. Chacra has already received a lot of press.

[@wayne530]

Pinot from Patagonia was surprisingly good. Had many exceptional examples. Unfortunately, not too much of it is imported beyond the more well-distributed (though still good) suspects like Bodega Chacra

[@aaronchan2942]

@@wayne530 There is a new Patagonian producer even further south than the Rio Negro, so it might be the furthest south that wine is produced. It's called Otronia. They make a Pinot. I have bottle but haven't tried it yet.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I've had some delicious ones from Chile but nothing earth shattering like you said. When I visit at some point in the future we'll sip on some of your recommendations!

[@narrowistheway77]

Chile is too cold in Patagonia to grow wine reliably without frost issues. The wine regions in Chile stop in Bio Bio region above the Patagonia border into Los Rios region. Argentina however is a totally different story, some of the greatest Pinot Noir grown in the new world is starting to come out of Rio Negro and Chubut Province, and in Chubut you can find some vineyards at higher elevations than we’ve ever seen Pinot Noir or Riesling grown anywhere else in the world. The soils of Chubut are literally perfect for quality cool weather wines

[@narrowistheway77]

@@aaronchan2942 there’s actually multiple recognized wine regions in Chubut Province Argentina, 8 recognized regions thus far and too many growers to name offhand. So it’s far more than one producer there, they’re only just now starting to be taken seriously though because people finally recognize that they’re doing something special and getting extremely consistent quality growing seasons year after year 😉

[@pedroguimaraes7643]

Outside of the very expensive Burgundy, Im leaning almost exclusively towards Germany....where you can find a stunning bottle of Spatburgunder under 50€..... unfortunetly the prices are also getting Higher every year

[@drmatthewhorkey]

German Spatburgunder prices keep rising. The entry level and ortsweins are often steals but the top cuvees are starting to get a little pricey for me

[@LadyAceRoxy]

Barda from Patagonia! So cool!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

😮😮

[@narrowistheway77]

Have you tried Chubut Province Argentina Pinot Noir yet? That’s the next big region for it, they have the perfect climate and soils for Pinot Noir

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Not yet!

[@narrowistheway77]

@@drmatthewhorkey Rio Negro Province also has some great Pinot, but Chubut Province is better, they’re a little cooler throughout the season. They’re growing all the great cool season grapes there nowadays, Gamay Noir is similar to Pinot Noir, but I think that’s a grape that’s especially shining in Chubut in the high altitude vineyards

[@wayne530]

I’m not sure if the Calera clone has its origin in Sonoma. It was supposedly smuggled into the US from a site in Burgundy by Josh Jensen for his Calera vineyard near Hollister, though he claimed they were not smuggled in but rather were cuttings from nearby Chalone. We shall never know :) RIP.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thanks for the clarification

[@schlepers]

What you think St Rita Hills SB vs all others? I still keep tasting all others and they don't hold up w/ that specific style... Please let me know your thoughts...

[@maguro008]

They drink like Syrah, too powerful and too ripe.

[@schlepers]

@zaltzee Depends on the wine maker... Pence, Sanford, Babcock and Melville pretty good.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I LOVE SBC, maybe my favorite region in America and there are a lot of older videos on the region. When I used to write more, I published a e-book guide to the region.

[@craigmetcalfe1749]

Found an exotic that is going on my wish list and at the price point, it won't be a wish for long...Tina Fuerza Pinot Noir Spain ($9.99 AUD)!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Wowwzzasss.

[@numanuma20]

I knew it was a Yarden wine based on the logo even when blurred out.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Wowwwwzzas, good eye

[@numanuma20]

@@drmatthewhorkeyThe iconic genie lamp is a dead giveaway.

[@scandic24]

Felton Road Bannockburn Pinot Noir - excellent wine for the money.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Delicious wine!!!

[@hottuna2006]

The best PN from the most unusual place was Bulgaria. I forget what the producer's name is and wouldn't be able to buy it anyways since it was only for the domestic market but I could have sworn it was some village-level stuff from Beaune. For less than the equivalent of 10 euros. I'd make that a daily drinker if only I could find it.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Nice!!! I've had some solid Bulgarian Pinots but nothing earth shattering.

[@Gaban1981]

Best aussie pinot: Bass P By Farr Best nz pinot: Bell hill Kusuda Us pinot: De la cote Walter scott

[@drmatthewhorkey]

GREAT producers there!

[@philipdemarco9222]

Radford Dale 'Freedom' Pinot Noir 2019/21, Elgin. SA.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Niccceee

[@vincentjugeau-hilding3586]

My go to Pinot Noir are Germans. Never got disappointed by them.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I love love German Pinots and will be back in the country in a few weeks.

[@darrellhickey1990]

Canada.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

The ones from Ontario?

[@maguro008]

Never seen a black raspberry, let alone tasted one doc.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I used to pick ones with my grandmother as a kid... soooo good

[@winejaeger]

Bodega Chacra is some of the best pinots in the world.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I heard!

[@henriklindhansen6456]

I agree with @salojan4571. German pino is really good stuff :)

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I LOVE German Pinot to death and yes should have noted that as one of the standout countries!

[@jpascarat]

Hamilton Russell from south Africa

[@drmatthewhorkey]

LOVE them and they have shown up in past videos before.

[@sanjaypatelmd4669]

I don’t like any Pinot from USA especially from Napa … too much oak. Delicate fruit is lost …

[@hottuna2006]

Sounds like something someone who hasn't tried Marcassin or Aubert would say.

[@jacob9540]

Don’t be so quick to brush off an entire region, there are several producers in Napa that make Pinot in a more old-world elegant style

[@sanjaypatelmd4669]

@@jacob9540 recommendations are welcome .

[@drmatthewhorkey]

There are some OUTSTANDING Pinots from the USA

[@sanjaypatelmd4669]

@@drmatthewhorkey I need to watch your Pinot video?