Mt Difficulty `Target` Riesling 2018

Country
New Zealand
Region
Central Otago
Producer
Mt Difficulty Wines
Grape(s)
Riesling (100%)
Type
White
Style
Aromatic
Oaked Style
Unoaked
Body Style
Medium bodied
Dry/Sweet Style
Off dry
Alcohol Content
11%
Closure Style
Screw cap
Organic/Biodynamic
No
Sustainable
Yes-certified sustainable
Vegetarian/Vegan
Vegetarian
Yes
Vegan
Yes
Allergens
Sulphites
Yes
Milk
No
Egg
No

Region

A spectacular landscape and sophisticated tourist culture also home to some of the world`s best Pinot Noir, not to mention impressive, vivid white wines. Main sub-regions lie within close reach, but the distinctive mountainous terrain means each occupies a unique microclimate. Soils can vary considerably within each sub-region though a stony free draining base is common to all. The world`s southernmost wine region and the country`s highest, in this semi-continental climate, with dry autumns and low humidity ensuring amazing purity and complexity.

Producer

Mt Difficulty is Central Otago’s leading artisan winegrower with a pioneering heritage based in Bannockburn. With their founding vineyards established in 1992, Mt Difficulty owns some of the oldest vines having harnessed this once brutal terrain to produce premium wines that are among the finest in New Zealand. Mount Difficulty is Bannockburn’s highest peak and the backdrop to their vineyards – some of Bannockburn’s oldest. Sustainability is at the heart of everything they do including using recycled glass made locally, a living roof to encourage biodiversity and new waste reduction technology to list just a few things they do.
Tasting Notes
This fantastic wine shows why Central Otago excels with lower alcohol, moderately sweet examples, fashioned after the German style. This medium dry wine delivers notes of alpine flowers, tangerine, apricot and subtle notes of pineapple with a harmonious balance of fruit intensity and a fresh lime acidity .
Food
Fantastic with oysters, fish marsala and blue veined cheeses.
Media
Gold medal at New Zealand International Wine Show 2020.