Red grape
Pinot Meunier
A soft, early-ripening mutation of Pinot Noir with low tannin and red cherry fruit, and one of Champagne's three principal grapes.
At a glance
- Red cherry
- Low tannin
- Light body
Recognize it
Medium to high acidity with very low tannin and a light body. Red cherry and red apple lead, rounder and fruitier than Pinot Noir from the same place.
Similar grapes
Pinot Noir
Similar both are pale, red-fruited members of the Pinot family.
Difference Meunier is usually softer, rounder and lower in tannin, while Pinot Noir tends to show more structure.