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Tasting Notes

Mt Difficulty Bannockburn Pinot Gris 2025 displays ripe brown pear, tropical jasmine, and cinnamon quill aromas, leading into a rich full-bodied wine with a glossy, rounded texture from ripe fruit and lees aging. Complex yet approachable, its dryness pairs beautifully with food, while lively acidity and phenolic structure provide length and balance.

 

CELLARING POTENTIAL

Mt Difficulty Estate Pinot Gris will improve for 1-5 years given optimal cellaring conditions.

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Vintage Notes

The 2025 season continued Central Otago's run of warm, fruitful vintages. A severe November frost reduced yields in some areas but most vineyards met or nearly met target tonnage. Warm. sunny conditions with above-average night temperatures accelerated acidity drop, allowing earlier harvests once flavours were ripe. A notably dry season kept disease pressure very low. The resulting wines show lovely weight, concentrated fruit and fine, silky tannins, even in their youth.

Winemaking Considerations

Hand-picked fruit was crushed and pressed with minimal skin contact and no added sulphur. After four days, the juice was racked for wild fermentation at warmer temperatures (18–20°C) to enhance rich textures. Some batches received yeast additions later to lift aromatics. One batch fermented in a concrete egg for added texture, while another aged in old oak barrels for lees contact and complexity. The wine remained unsulphured on lees for four months before bottling in September.

 Alc. 14.5% T/A 5.4 gL pH 3.53 Residual Sugar 3.70gL

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