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Tasting Notes

Mt Difficulty Bannockburn Pinot Gris 2024 displays pear and ginger on the front palate, joined by jasmine and honeysuckle florals. A lovely textural style of Pinot Gris, fully ripe and showing the fresh acidity of Central Otago to carry the full-bodied palate. A long silky finish with pear, red delicious apple and clover honey to the end.

 

CELLARING POTENTIAL

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

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Vintage Notes

2024 continued a string of excellent vintages in Central Otago. We experienced a very warm and dry growing season before a wicked wind kicked in from November to January. While soil moisture was reaching drought levels, we managed to keep the vines vital, producing small concentrated berries and powerful wines with lovely acidity. With no rain during February we started harvest early on March 14. Conditions cooled toward the end of March with ripening slowing and the vintage complete by Anzac Day. 

Winemaking Considerations

The fruit was hand harvested in top condition and was crushed and pressed after minimal skin contact, once it arrived in the winery. The juice was then racked to another tank for wild fermentation which was carried out at warmer temperatures to enhance the rich textural characters of Central Otago Pinot Gris. For the first time, we fermented one batch in a concrete egg, which gave a lovely, textural component to the wine. The wine was then left unsulphured on its lees for 4 months and bottled in September.

 Alc. 14% T/A 5.8 gL pH 3.54 Residual Sugar 3.90gL

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