Anne Krebiehl MW, Justin Knock MW and Dirceu Vianna Junior MW tasted 139 wines, with 2 outstanding, 101 highly recommended and 36 recommended.
Americas Pinot Noir: Panel tasting scores
139 wines tasted
Exceptional 0
Outstanding 2
Highly recommended 101
Recommended 36
Commended 0
Fair 0
Poor 0
Entry criteria: Producers and UK agents were invited to submit their current-release, dry, still 100% Pinot Noir red wines with a minimum retail price of £30 in the UK or equivalent in their domestic market
What a Pinot Noir marathon! In late September in the tasting suite at Decanter’s London offices, we three judges tasted 273 New World Premium Pinot Noirs over three full days, and I do not think any of us had ever reviewed such a comprehensive selection before.
Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores from the Americas Pinot Noir panel tasting
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Americas Pinot Noir: Panel tasting scores
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{"wineId":"75715","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75714","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75720","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
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{"wineId":"75726","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75725","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75716","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"52029","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75723","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75718","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75717","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75721","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75727","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75735","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75739","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75740","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75741","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75745","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75747","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75748","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75749","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75728","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75729","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75730","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75731","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75732","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75736","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75742","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75744","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75746","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75750","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75752","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75733","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75734","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75737","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75738","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"75743","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
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The judges
Anne Krebiehl MW is a widely published writer, award-winning author and lecturer with a particular focus, among others, on Pinot Noir and traditional- method sparkling wines from around the globe.
Justin Knock MW is director of wine for luxury merchant Decant London, and has a background in winemaking, brand and generic marketing, education, consultancy and fine wine retail. An Australian national, he was a director of the California Wine Institute UK, and is currently a DWWA joint Regional Chair for Australia.
Dirceu Vianna Junior MW is a wine writer, consultant and educator. Based in the UK since 1989, he was a director at some of the UK’s top distributors. After becoming a Master of Wine in 2008, he co-authored the awarded book Conheça Vinhos (‘Understanding Wine’, in Portuguese).
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