The Mt Difficulty brand started in 1998 with a very small production of Pinot noir and Chardonnay. This Pinot noir went on to win a Gold medal at the 1999 Air New Zealand wine awards, with the Chardonnay attaining Silver. This was a great result for a startup winery and shows the potential of Central Otago for these varieties. Previously the grapes from our vineyards were included in many top-performing wines from other Central Otago wineries. The four Mt Difficulty vineyards are privately owned by the same people who started and own the Mt Difficulty brand and winery. The initial joint venture has grown into a leading New Zealand boutique winery with export markets in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Singapore, with the rest of the world to come!
Wines from Mount Difficulty Winery
- Roaring Meg Pinot Noir 2007 Mount Difficulty, Central Otago (75cl)
Mount Difficulty is a boutique winery located in Bannockburn in Central Otago. The Bannockburn area is internationally recognized as one of the few places in the world where the petulant Pinot Noir variety has found a home outside Burgundy. Most of the vines were planted eight to nine years ago, with the oldest vines appoaching seventeen years - this is relatively old for Central Otago and is extremely valuable in adding extra complexity and concentration to the wine. This wine exhibits a lovely mix of red and black berry fruits with further complexity gained from oak spice. A sweet berry entry which displays these same characters in abundance, the tannins rise gracefully out of the mid-palate to produce a long fruit driven finish.
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