Best Value Pinot Noir of 2026

Updated August 2026 with newly discovered value Pinot Noir.

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I drink a fair amount of Pinot Noir and my personal funds are not unlimited and while I, admittedly, receive a lot of sample bottles I prefer to turn off come evening time and try not to drink the work, so to speak. Which means that I’m always looking for Pinot Noir value myself. So far in 2026 four wines have really jumped out at me.

Stonier Pinot Noir 2025 $45. The fancy single vineyard and reserve wines of Stonier from 2025 are terrific – reviewed to The Winefront here – but for me personally I’m happy with this ‘standard’ release. Truth is that there’s nothing standard about it. I’m not sure whether this release will be discounted but previous vintages have taken a haircut at times so here’s hoping that the odd bargain pops up. Let there be no doubt: this 2025 Stonier Pinot Noir is one for the ages. indeed, as mentioned here, I think it’s the best ever.

Bellvale Gippsland Pinot Noir 2025 $39. There’s something about Gippsland Pinot Noir – or there is when it’s good. This release from Bellvale is especially good. Bellvale is a long-established vineyard that was recently bought by Port Phillip Estate, and the early result of this acquisition is that drinkers are the big winners. I haven’t formally reviewed this wine to the Mattinson site – I reviewed it on The Winefront site here – but it’s dashingly complex and, at $39, it’s pretty much number one on my buy list. This is light, insistent, complex and pretty much everything you’d hope a young Pinot Noir to be. It also has that Gippsland x-factor.

Hoddles Creek Estate Pinot Noir 2025 $26. I don’t know how they keep doing it but do it, they most certainly do. Every year without fail for the past 20+ years Hoddles Creek Estate has streeted the field and made/released Australia’s best value Pinot Noir. Every year! It’s incredible. The 2025 release is right up there once again – I gave it 93/100 on The Winefront site – and can safely report that this 2024 is as firm and fine and complex and delicious as it always is.

Garagiste Le Stagiaire Pinot Noir 2025 $35. There’s just so much life here. And so much going on. And such tension to the tannin. And such all-round confidence. I know that $35 is not bargain basement for us normal folks but in pinot noir terms, this Mornington Peninsula stunner bats far above its weight. It’s juicy and energetic and tannic and herbal at once, in a cohesive way, and it sings beautifully out through the finish as well. For me, this is a definite buy.

Top-scoring Pinot Noir, under $50, from the Mattinson site

I’ll keep adding to the above list as I discover wines that are worthy. I also thought it would be good to run a hard ruler over this site to pull the top scoring pinot noirs, priced at $50 or under, from the past year. There are two lists here: a Top 10 Pinot Noir list by pure points, $50 and under, unmolested.

There’s a second list below: Top 10 Pinot Noir, $50 and under, with a price-per-points calculation applied, from the past year. The latter borrows from the new Mattinson Value Rankings page of this site. Both are fascinating lists.

Ranked by score ($50 and under):

Ranked by score

1. 95 Moppity Atrius Pinot Noir 2023Moppity · Tumbarumba · Pinot Noir
2. 95 Stonier Pinot Noir 2025Stonier · Mornington Peninsula · Pinot Noir
3. 95 Kyneton Ridge Reserve Pinot Noir 2024Kyneton Ridge · Macedon Ranges · Pinot Noir
4. 95 Symons Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2024Symons · Mornington Peninsula · Pinot Noir
5. 94 Garagiste Le Stagiaire Pinot Noir 2025Garagiste · Mornington Peninsula · Pinot Noir
6. 94 Coppabella Pinot Noir 2025Coppabella · Tumbarumba · Pinot Noir
7. 94 Shadowfax Pinot Noir 2024Shadowfax · Macedon Ranges · Pinot Noir
8. 94 Russell & Suitor Son of a Bull Pinot Noir 2025Russell & Suitor · Tasmania · Pinot Noir
9. 94 Vandenberg Six Brothers Pinot Noir 2025Vandenberg · Adelaide Hills · Pinot Noir
10. 94 Dappled Appellation Pinot Noir 2024Dappled · Yarra Valley · Pinot Noir

Full reviews of every wine at campbellmattinson.com

Ranked by Price Per Point ($50 and under):

Ranked by price per point above 88 · Australian prices

1. 93+ Hoddles Creek Estate Pinot Noir 2025Hoddles Creek Estate · Yarra Valley · Pinot Noir $26$5.20/pt
2. 94 Garagiste Le Stagiaire Pinot Noir 2025Garagiste · Mornington Peninsula · Pinot Noir $35$5.83/pt
3. 94 Russell & Suitor Son of a Bull Pinot Noir 2025Russell & Suitor · Tasmania · Pinot Noir $35$5.83/pt
4. 94 Tomich Woodside Vineyard Pinot Noir 2024Tomich · Adelaide Hills · Pinot Noir $35$5.83/pt
5. 95 Moppity Atrius Pinot Noir 2023Moppity · Tumbarumba · Pinot Noir $45$6.43/pt
6. 95 Stonier Pinot Noir 2025Stonier · Mornington Peninsula · Pinot Noir $45$6.43/pt
7. 95 Symons Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2024Symons · Mornington Peninsula · Pinot Noir $48$6.86/pt
8. 94 Shadowfax Pinot Noir 2024Shadowfax · Macedon Ranges · Pinot Noir $42$7.00/pt
9. 95 Kyneton Ridge Reserve Pinot Noir 2024Kyneton Ridge · Macedon Ranges · Pinot Noir $50$7.14/pt
10. 94 Dappled Appellation Pinot Noir 2024Dappled · Yarra Valley · Pinot Noir $45$7.50/pt

Full reviews of every wine at campbellmattinson.com

See more wine comparison lists on the new Mattinson Value Rankings page.