PLUS & MINUS

Pinot Noir 2025

WinePinot Noir

Plus & Minus Pinot Noir bottle with a cream label and black plus and minus symbols
Product photo via Temple Cellars

82/100

The short take

A pleasant, earthy nonalcoholic Pinot Noir with soft tannins and some lingering berry flavor. Its quiet aromas and slightly dilute texture hold back depth, but fresh acidity keeps it easy to drink.

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In the glass

  1. Appearance

    Deep purple shaded with garnet, turning brownish at the rim.

  2. Nose

    Quiet, earthy aromas have a darker savory character. Fruit remains subdued and difficult to pick out individually.

  3. Palate

    Light in body and slightly watery, with a gentle roundness. Dark berries carry a little underlying sweetness, though the overall impression is dry. Mouthwatering acidity brings freshness, while soft tannins add a mild drying grip without roughness.

  4. Finish

    Dark-berry flavor holds for a while, then gradually recedes. A gentle drying sensation remains along the gums and inner cheeks.

How wine-like is it?

Recognizably red-wine-like, with muted earthy aromas, darker berry fruit and a gently drying finish. Some roundness gives it shape, although the slightly watery body makes the impression less complete.

Structure

  • Dry
  • Bright acidity
  • Low tannin
  • Light body

The wine

The gentle tannic grip gives this Pinot Noir a useful point of definition. It dries the gums and inner cheeks without feeling rough, and stays noticeable as the dark-berry flavor gradually fades. That small amount of grip, alongside mouthwatering acidity, helps make a light red feel like a complete sip. The finish has some staying power even though the wine itself is modest in weight.

Plus & Minus Pinot Noir 2025 is deep purple with garnet shading and a brownish rim. Its aromas are much quieter than the color: earthy and darkly savory, with fruit too restrained to separate into individual berries. There is character here, but little aromatic detail. The palate makes the berry flavor clearer, with subtle sweetness underneath an impression that remains dry overall.

The texture is gently rounded, yet slightly watery. Acidity supplies freshness and the soft tannins give the fruit a little grip, but neither makes up for the dilute feel. This is where the wine’s depth runs out. Still, the earthy character, mild tannins and lingering berries make it pleasant to drink. At 82 points, it succeeds as an easygoing red while leaving room for a more expressive nose and greater concentration.

The bottle

Production Dealcoholized

Evidence Producer documented

Production type describes how it is made, not how it tastes. What this classification means.

Method Undeclared

Research notes

The exact bottle states less than 0.5% alcohol by volume, identifies the wine as de-alcoholised Pinot Noir containing grape skin extract, and gives a 750 ml volume. Its ingredient list names de-alcoholised premium Pinot Noir wine, grape juice concentrate, grape skin extract and sulfites. The label describes grape-skin resveratrol but does not name the alcohol-removal equipment. Nutrition is printed per 5 fl oz (150 ml); the panel lists 20 calories, 4.1 g total carbohydrate and 4.5 g total sugars, an internal inconsistency retained in the discrepancy note. Vintage 2025 is identified by the editor and corroborated by the Temple Cellars listing. The label states Product of Australia; Fourth Wave Wine’s range page identifies South Australia.

Verified facts

Evidence: Producer documented · 8 sources

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  • Method Undeclared

Where to buy

Package

750 ml

Recorded price

$30.00 (750 ml, 2025) — Temple Cellars, US (observed 2026-10-18)

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Product facts

Producer
Fourth Wave Wine
Bottle / can
750 ml

Ingredients & nutrition

Ingredients
De-alcoholised premium Pinot Noir wine, grape juice concentrate, grape skin extract, sulfites (bottle label).
Calories
20 kcal per 150 ml (5 fl oz; bottle label)
Sugar
4.5 g per 150 ml (5 fl oz; bottle label; panel also lists 4.1 g total carbohydrate)
Per 100 ml
13.3 kcal · 3 g sugar

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Sources & verification

Facts checked Oct 2026 5 primary sources Method: not disclosed Conflicts: 2 noted Show details Hide details

Where sources disagree

Sources disagree on the following points.

  • Sugar: The editor-supplied bottle label lists 4.1 g total carbohydrate and 4.5 g total sugars per 150 ml, so its own sugar value exceeds total carbohydrate by 0.4 g. Sans Drinks separately lists 2.7 g carbohydrate and 4.5 g sugars per 100 ml, also internally inconsistent and on a different serving basis. The canonical sugar field now transcribes the exact-bottle panel; neither panel resolves which carbohydrate/sugar figure is wrong.
  • ABV: Alcofree declares less than 0.5% ABV, deVine Cellars lists 0.5%, and Moore Wilson’s lists 0%. Fourth Wave’s current brand page gives no numeric residual. The canonical value retains Alcofree’s explicit ceiling; the tasted bottle’s exact residual has not been independently established.

Evidence at a glance

  • Bottle verified7 facts
  • Producer documented5 facts
  • Retailer sourced1 fact

Sources

  • Bottle / can label Bottle label

    • ABV
    • Volume
    • Ingredients
    • Calories
    • Sugar
    • Nutrition
    • Barcode (EAN/GTIN)
    Bottle verified
    6 notes
    ABV
    The exact bottle states less than 0.5% alcohol by volume; this is a ceiling, not an exact residual measurement.
    Ingredients
    The exact bottle lists de-alcoholised Pinot Noir wine, grape juice concentrate, grape skin extract and sulfites.
    Calories
    Label states 20 calories per 5 fl oz (150 ml) serving.
    Sugar
    Label states 4.5 g sugars per 5 fl oz (150 ml), but also lists total carbohydrate as 4.1 g. The contradiction is retained.
    Nutrition
    Transcribed per 150 ml serving; see source note for all printed values. No container-total column is printed.
    Barcode (EAN/GTIN)
    Barcode recorded from packaging or producer listing

  • Producer fourthwavewine.com.au

    • Production
    • Producer
    • Country
    • Region
    Producer documented
    Note
    Production
    Producer confirms alcohol removal from wine for the range. Named equipment is not disclosed.

  • Producer alcofree.com.au

    • Base beverage
    Producer documented

  • Retail listing templecellars.com

    • Price
    Retailer sourced
    Note
    Price
    Temple Cellars: Plus & Minus Pinot Noir 2025, $30.00 on 2026-10-18.

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Product record history Sourced changes and open disagreements. Prior claims stay on the record when sources conflict.
  1. ReviewedReviewed and published.
  2. UpdatedCatalog record updated from sourced research.
  3. OpenDiscrepancy · SugarThe editor-supplied bottle label lists 4.1 g total carbohydrate and 4.5 g total sugars per 150 ml, so its own sugar value exceeds total carbohydrate by 0.4 g. Sans Drinks separately lists 2.7 g carbohydrate and 4.5 g sugars per 100 ml, also internally inconsistent and on a different serving basis. The canonical sugar field now transcribes the exact-bottle panel; neither panel resolves which carbohydrate/sugar figure is wrong.
  4. OpenDiscrepancy · ABVAlcofree declares less than 0.5% ABV, deVine Cellars lists 0.5%, and Moore Wilson’s lists 0%. Fourth Wave’s current brand page gives no numeric residual. The canonical value retains Alcofree’s explicit ceiling; the tasted bottle’s exact residual has not been independently established.

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