19 Crimes The Punishment Pinot Noir
19 Crimes The Punishment Pinot Noir is a 750mL Australian Pinot Noir at 13.5% ABV from Treasury Wine Estates, sourced from South Eastern Australia — the lighter, red-fruited register of the 19 Crimes range, named for the sentence itself: punishment by transportation, the fate that carried the label convicts to Australia. Medium-bodied and softly tannined, it is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 13.5%
- Size: 750mL
- Grape: Pinot Noir
- Region: South Eastern Australia
- Producer: Treasury Wine Estates
The Sentence, Poured Lighter
Every 19 Crimes label is a person the British courts sent across the world for one of 19 crimes — the punishment was transportation, and this bottling takes the sentence itself for a name. Inside the bottle it is the range's gentler pour: Pinot Noir in the ripe Australian style, cherry and strawberry fruit over vanilla and spice oak, in place of the Shiraz's dark weight. It joined the range as a newer extension of the Classics line the brand introduced to the US in 2012. Set it beside the rest of the range on the 19 Crimes vendor page, or browse our wine collection for more Pinot.
Tasting Notes
Medium-bodied with soft, round tannins: cherry and strawberry fruit sweetness complemented by vanilla and spice-oak undertones, in the importer and retailer consensus for this bottling.
How to Enjoy
The red for roast chicken, salmon or a mushroom pasta — light enough for food, fruity enough for the glass alone. A brief chill to cellar temperature flatters it. More food-friendly reds are in our red wine collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is it called The Punishment?
The name refers to the brand's founding sentence — "punishment by transportation." In 18th and 19th-century Britain, conviction for one of the 19 crimes meant exile to Australia rather than death, and every 19 Crimes label carries one of the transported convicts.
What does 19 Crimes Pinot Noir taste like?
Medium-bodied and soft, led by cherry and strawberry fruit with vanilla and gentle spice from oak — a ripe, easy-drinking Australian Pinot Noir.
Is this the same wine as the 19 Crimes Pinot Noir on the brand's US site?
Yes — the brand's US collection lists it under the shorter "Pinot Noir" name; "The Punishment" is the fuller label name this bottle carries.
The range's lighter sentence — order 19 Crimes The Punishment Pinot Noir online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.