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  • Moppity Vineyards 'Lock & Key' New South Wales Pinot Noir 2024 - 12 Bottles

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    Winery Background Moppity Vineyards is a family-owned producer based in the Hilltops region of New South Wales. Known for its elevation and cool-cl...

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  • Babydoll Marlborough Pinot Noir 2024 - 6 Bottles

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  • Quartz Reef Bendigo Estate Pinot Noir 2022 Central Otago - 6 Bottles

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    WINERY INFORMATION A reputed wine estate of Central Otago, Quartz Reef was founded in 1996 by wine pioneer Rudi Bauer in collaboration with John ...

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  • Brokenwood Beechworth Hunter Valley Pinot Noir 2025 - 12 Bottles

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    TASTING NOTES This wine is bright in colour with youthful tints and medium density. Consistency is now a feature of our Beechworth Pinot Noir and...

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  • Dalrymple Tasmania Pinot Noir 2026 - 6 Bottles

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    WINERY INFORMATION A blend of Pinot Noir parcels from our own vineyard at Pipers River, Coal River Valley and our grower in the Upper Derwent Valle...

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  • Brokenwood Indigo Vineyard Pinot Noir Beechworth 2024 - 6 Bottles

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    WINERY INFORMATION Winemaking Retention of fruit character is always important. Processing involved cold soak of the must for a few days and in...

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  • Opawa Marlborough Pinot Noir 2023 - 12 Bottles

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    WINERY INFORMATION Winemaking This wine was made from selected premium vineyards in our dedicated Pinot Noir Cellar using principles of minimal...

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  • Nautilus Estate Southern Valleys Marlborough Pinot Noir 2022 - 6 Bottles

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    WINERY INFORMATION Winemaking at Nautilus is a simple affair. It involves a hands-on approach, allowing each member of the team to be fully invol...

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  • Grasshopper Rock Central Otago Pinot Noir 2023 - 12 Bottles

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    WINERY INFORMATION Grasshopper Rock was established in the year 2003 on one of the southernmost vineyard lands in the world. Located on Earnscleu...

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  • Stonier Reserve Pinot Noir 2025 Mornington Peninsula - 6 Bottles

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    WINERY INFORMATION: The Stonier Reserve Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are blends of our most prized vineyards located on the Mornington Peninsula. Thes...

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  • Stonier Pinot Noir 2025 Mornington Peninsula - 6 Bottles

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    Stonier Pinot Noir is sourced from a select group of hand tended vineyards located amongst the rolling hills of the Mornington Peninsula. The Penin...

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  • Mt Difficulty Long Gully Single Vineyard Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019 - 6 Bottles

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    WINERY INFORMATION Vineyard The grapes for the wines that carry the Mt Difficulty label are subject to two strict criteria: they are managed un...

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  • Mt Difficulty Bannockburn Central Otago Pinot Noir 2024 - 6 Bottles

    Price $348.00

    WINERY INFORMATION The grapes for the wines that carry the Mt Difficulty Bannockburn label are subject to two strict criteria: they are managed u...

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  • Fowles Wines 'Ladies Who Shoot Their Lunch' Victoria Pinot Noir 2023 - 6 Bottles

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    Winery Background Fowles Wines is a family-owned estate located in the Strathbogie Ranges of Victoria. The “Ladies Who Shoot Their Lunch” range cel...

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  • Shaw & Smith Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2023 (1.5L) - 3 Bottles

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    WINERY INFORMATION “To make exciting, refined wines made exclusively from the Adelaide Hills region that rank amongst Australia’s best”. This...

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  • Sticks Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2025 - 6 Bottles

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    WINERY INFORMATION Sticks Yarra Valley is situated on a single site in the beautiful and lush Yarra Valley region, just an hour’s drive from...

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  • Shaw & Smith Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2025 - 6 Bottles

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    WINERY INFORMATION: Shaw + Smith was established with the goal to make exciting and refined wines exclusively from Adelaide Hills that rank amongst...

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  • Nanny Goat Pinot Noir Vineyard Super Nanny Central Otago 2023 - 6 Bottles

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    Winery BackgroundNanny Goat Vineyard, based in Central Otago, New Zealand, is renowned for producing expressive Pinot Noirs that reflect the rugged...

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  • In Dreams Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2024 - 12 Bottles

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    Winery BackgroundIn Dreams is a boutique wine project shaped by the winemaking talents of Nina Stocker and Callie Jemmeson. Their journey—spanning ...

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  • Frogmore Creek Tasmania Pinot Noir 2025 - 6 Bottles

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    WINERY INFORMATION Vineyard Frogmore Creek Wines viticulture team focus on producing the highest quality fruit with an underlying ethos of envi...

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  • Craggy Range Te Muna Road Vineyard Martinborough Pinot Noir 2025 - 12 Bottles

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    Vineyards and Vintage ConditionsPinot Noir thrives in Te Muna Road’s high-altitude terraces, where cool nights preserve acidity and long daylight h...

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  • Craggy Range Prestige Collection Martinborough Aroha Pinot Noir 2024 - 6 Bottles

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    Winery BackgroundAroha, meaning “love” in Māori, represents Craggy Range’s flagship Pinot Noir from Martinborough, one of New Zealand’s most renown...

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  • Black Cottage Marlborough Pinot Noir 2024 - 12 Bottles

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    Winery BackgroundBlack Cottage’s Marlborough Pinot Noir exemplifies the winery’s commitment to elegance, balance, and cool-climate precision, highl...

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  • 42 Degrees South Pinot Noir Tasmania 2026 - 12 Bottles

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    Winery Background 42 Degrees South, crafted by Frogmore Creek, is a showcase of Tasmania’s cool-climate winemaking. Located in the Coal River Valle...

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  • Yealands Estate Single Vineyard Marlborough Pinot Noir 2021 - 6 Bottles

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    Yealands Estate Single Vineyard Pinot Noir is a medium bodied red wine showcasing aromas and flavours of dark cherries, raspberries and plums. A sl...

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  • Chard Farm The Tiger Central Otago Pinot Noir 2023 - 6 Bottles

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    TASTING NOTES: Chard Farm The Tiger Pinot Noir exudes perfume of crushed red berries and deep, fine spice. This red wine provides a silky mouthfe...

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  • Tarrawarra Estate Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2025 - 6 Bottles

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    TASTING NOTES: Made with the same approach as the Reserve wine, this wine is produced from a different selection of fruit parcels and barrel comb...

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  • Kooyong Mornington Peninsula Estate Pinot Noir 2025 375ml - 12 Bottles

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    TASTING NOTES: Kooyong's Estate Pinot Noir is seriously seductive Pinot Noir from the Pinot artist that is Sandro Mosele. Earthy and dark cherry ...

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  • Kooyong Massale Pinot Noir 2025 Mornington Peninsula - 6 Bottles

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    TASTING NOTES: Sandro Mosele's Kooyong Massale Pinot Noir has gamey, wild berry and forest floor aromas offer richness and complexity on the nose...

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  • Rob Dolan White Label Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2023 - 12 Bottles

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    Winery Overview Rob Dolan Wines is a boutique label in the Yarra Valley, created by winemaker Rob Dolan in 2010. The winery focuses on sourcing pre...

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  • Rob Dolan True Colours Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2024 - 12 Bottles

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    Winery Overview Rob Dolan Wines is a boutique label in the Yarra Valley, created by winemaker Rob Dolan in 2010. The winery focuses on sourcing pre...

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  • Stone Haven Stepping Stone Limestone Coast Pinot Noir 2025

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    Stonehaven Wines is located in the heart of South Australia's Limestone Coast, a region celebrated for producing elegant, cool-climate wines. The S...

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  • The Hero Preservative Free South Australia Pinot Noir 2025

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    Winery BackgroundThe Hero wines are crafted with minimal intervention, bringing forward varietal character in a natural, preservative free style. V...

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  • Temple Bruer Organic Preservative Free Riverland Pinot Noir 2024

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    Winery Overview Temple Bruer Wines, established over 50 years ago, is a family-owned winery committed to sustainable and organic winemaking practic...

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  • Amisfield Central Otago Organic Pinot Noir 2022

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    Established in 1988 beneath the Pisa Mountain Range in Central Otago, Amisfield is one of New Zealand's most respected organic wine producers. The ...

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    Warburn Estate Australia Pinot Noir 2022

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    Winery Overview Warburn Estate is a well-established family winery based in the Riverina region of New South Wales. Known for producing approachabl...

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Buy Pinot Noir Wine Online

Buying Pinot Noir wine online with Just Wines is simple. The collection covers everything from affordable midweek bottles to distinctive regional and premium releases, with organic, preservative-free and smaller-format options alongside the classics. You'll find cool-climate Australian Pinot Noir from Tasmania, the Yarra Valley and beyond, plus New Zealand expressions from Marlborough and Central Otago.

Use the search and filter tools to shop by region, price, brand or style, and order Pinot Noir online today with fast, reliable delivery across Australia.

Australian Pinot Noir

Australia has become genuinely well known for Pinot Noir, particularly from its cooler wine regions where the long, slow growing season preserves the grape's delicate fruit and fresh acidity. Tasmania, the Yarra Valley, the Mornington Peninsula and the Adelaide Hills are the standout regions, each giving the variety its own local stamp.

What makes Australian Pinot Noir so rewarding to explore is exactly this regional variation. A cool, maritime Tasmanian bottle drinks quite differently from a riper Adelaide Hills example, even though both are unmistakably Pinot. The wines are generally light to medium-bodied, with signature cherry and strawberry fruit.

Pinot Noir by Region

Region shapes everything about how a Pinot Noir tastes, so it's one of the best ways to find your style.

Yarra Valley Pinot Noir

The Yarra Valley in Victoria is one of Australia's most celebrated Pinot Noir regions. Its cool climate and varied vineyard elevations produce generally light to medium-bodied wines with cherry, strawberry and plum flavours, and a fine, elegant structure. Look for producers like Tarrawarra Estate, Wild Folk and Yarrawood.

Tasmanian Pinot Noir

Tasmania's cool maritime climate suits Pinot Noir beautifully. The island's wines are typically light to medium-bodied, with delicate red apple, cherry and strawberry flavours and lively natural acidity that gives them real freshness and length. Frogmore Creek and Lost Farm are strong examples in our range.

Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir

The cooling influence of Bass Strait defines Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir. These wines are generally medium-bodied, with vibrant strawberry and cherry fruit and a juicy backbone of acidity that makes them both elegant and easy to enjoy. Red Claw is a benchmark producer here.

Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir from the Adelaide Hills tends to be a touch riper and more medium-bodied, with generous cherry and berry flavours. Fruit from the cooler pockets of the region is also prized for traditional-method sparkling wine. Lambrook, Aloft and Little Giant all feature in our range.

South Australian Pinot Noir

Beyond the Adelaide Hills, South Australia offers Pinot Noir across a range of styles and price points, from approachable everyday bottles to cooler-climate expressions from the Limestone Coast and Coonawarra. Names to look for include Elephant in the Room, Cape Barren, Hollick and Tread Softly.

Pinot Noir Styles

Pinot Noir comes in a spread of styles, so there's a bottle to suit every palate and occasion.

Light and Elegant Pinot Noir

If you love fresh, delicate reds, look to cool-climate wines with bright acidity and pretty cherry and strawberry fruit. Tasmania and the Yarra Valley are the go-to regions here, giving lighter-bodied wines with real finesse.

Richer and Fruit-Driven Pinot Noir

For a fuller, more generous style, look at riper fruit and a little more structure. Warmer Australian sites and regions like the Adelaide Hills produce medium-bodied Pinot Noir with ripe berry flavours and a rounder mouthfeel, sometimes with a touch of oak.

Premium Pinot Noir

Our premium tier gathers the single-vineyard and reserve bottlings for those after something special, including expressions from Tarrawarra, Nanny Goat, Amisfield and Provenance, plus the occasional French Burgundy. These reward a little cellaring and a considered occasion.

Top Rated Pinot Noir

If you want to shop by acclaim, our top-rated Pinot Noir brings together the highest-scoring and award-winning bottles in the range, wines that have earned strong critic points and medals for their quality and character.

Best Pinot Noir by Budget

Whatever you're looking to spend, there's a good Pinot Noir here for it.

Pinot Noir Under $20

Great value everyday drinking, with easy-going, fruit-forward bottles perfect for a midweek dinner. Options like Gapsted Buffalo, The Hero and T Bone deliver plenty of character without stretching the budget.

Pinot Noir Under $30

Step up to more regional character and a little more complexity, with bottles from the likes of Stoneleigh, Villa Maria, Tamburlaine and Cape Barren. This is the sweet spot for quality versus price.

Pinot Noir Under $50

For a special weekend bottle or a considered gift, this range brings genuine regional expression and structure, ideal if you want to trade up without heading into premium territory.

How to Choose a Pinot Noir

Not sure which bottle to pick? Start with what you already enjoy, then narrow it down.

Choose Pinot Noir by Region

Region is the biggest clue to style. For fresh, elegant wines, explore Tasmania and the Yarra Valley. For something a touch riper and fuller, look to the Adelaide Hills and warmer South Australian sites. To try a different expression again, reach for a New Zealand bottle from Marlborough or Central Otago.

Choose Pinot Noir by Taste and Body

Prefer something light and fruity? Look for cool-climate wines with bright acidity and cherry or strawberry notes. After more body? Choose riper fruit, a bit more structure or some oak influence for a rounder, fuller glass.

Choose Pinot Noir by Occasion

For an easy midweek red, an everyday bottle under $20 does the job nicely. For a dinner party or gift, a regional bottle under $30 to $50 adds character, and for a milestone or celebration, a premium single-vineyard release is well worth it.

Choose Pinot Noir for Food Pairing

Pinot Noir is one of the most food-friendly reds there is. Its acidity and soft tannins suit dishes that bigger reds would overwhelm, think roast chicken, duck, pork, salmon, mushroom risotto and charcuterie. Match lighter styles with delicate dishes and richer ones with heartier plates.

What Does Pinot Noir Taste Like?

Pinot Noir is usually fresh, fruity and smooth rather than heavy or strongly tannic. Expect flavours of cherry, strawberry, raspberry, red berries, cranberry and plum, with some bottles developing more savoury, earthy notes such as mushroom, spice, vanilla and gentle oak over time. Cooler growing conditions preserve the fresh acidity and delicate fruit the variety is known for, while warmer sites produce riper, fuller flavours. It's light to medium-bodied and almost always dry, so it tastes fruity without being sweet.

FAQS

1. What is Pinot Noir wine? +

Pinot Noir is a red wine made from the Pinot Noir grape, a variety originally associated with Burgundy in France and now grown in cool-climate regions worldwide. It's known for its delicate skin, soft tannins and light to medium body, with fresh flavours of cherry, strawberry and raspberry.

2. Is Pinot Noir a red wine? +

Yes. Pinot Noir is a red wine, and a light to medium-bodied one at that. It's made from red grapes but has less weight, softer tannins and brighter acidity than fuller reds like Shiraz or Cabernet Sauvignon. The same grape is also widely used to make sparkling wine.

3. What does Pinot Noir taste like? +

Pinot Noir leads with fresh red fruit, cherry, strawberry, raspberry and cranberry, and is smooth rather than heavy or tannic. With age or from warmer regions, you may also find plum, spice, mushroom, earth and subtle oak. It tastes fruity but is generally dry, not sweet.

4. What is the best Australian Pinot Noir? +

The best Australian Pinot Noir comes down to the style you enjoy, but the country's benchmark regions are Tasmania, the Yarra Valley, the Mornington Peninsula and the Adelaide Hills. Highly rated bottles in our range include releases from Provenance, Red Claw, Little Giant and Lambrook. A top-rated Pinot Noir filter is an easy way to shop by critic acclaim.

5. Which Australian region is best known for Pinot Noir? +

Tasmania and the Yarra Valley are the two most celebrated Australian regions for Pinot Noir, both cool-climate areas that suit the grape especially well. The Mornington Peninsula and Adelaide Hills are also highly regarded, each producing a distinct regional style.

6. Is Australian Pinot Noir light or full-bodied? +

Australian Pinot Noir is generally light to medium-bodied, with signature cherry and strawberry fruit. Cooler regions like Tasmania and the Yarra Valley lean lighter and more elegant, while warmer sites such as the Adelaide Hills can give a slightly fuller, riper style.

7. What food pairs well with Pinot Noir? +

Pinot Noir is highly food-friendly. Its acidity and soft tannins suit roast chicken, duck, pork, salmon, lamb, mushroom risotto and pasta, charcuterie and soft cheeses like brie or Gruyère. It works particularly well with earthy ingredients such as mushrooms and truffles.

8. Is Pinot Noir a dry red wine? +

Yes. Most Pinot Noir is dry. Its cherry, strawberry and raspberry flavours can make it taste fruity, but the wine itself has little residual sugar, with acidity and tannins keeping it balanced. It's a great choice if you like fruit-forward reds that aren't heavy or sweet.

9. What is the difference between Pinot Noir and Shiraz? +

Pinot Noir is lighter, fresher and softer, with red fruit like cherry and strawberry, delicate tannins and bright acidity. Shiraz is fuller-bodied and more powerful, with darker fruit like blackberry and plum, firmer tannins and often a peppery, spicy edge. Choose Pinot Noir for elegance and food-friendliness, Shiraz for bold, richer drinking.

10. Should Pinot Noir be chilled? +

Yes, lightly. Pinot Noir is best served slightly chilled, around 13 to 15°C, rather than at warm room temperature. If the bottle has been sitting somewhere warm, give it a short spell in the fridge before serving. A wider glass helps the aromas open up.

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