Mt Difficulty `Roaring Meg` Pinot Gris 2021

Country
New Zealand
Region
Central Otago
Producer
Mt Difficulty Wines
Grape(s)
Pinot Gris (100%)
Type
White
Style
Fruity
Oaked Style
Unoaked
Body Style
Medium bodied
Dry/Sweet Style
Off dry
Alcohol Content
14%
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
From the stunning region of Central Otago in New Zealand comes this rich and fruity wine. The nose is a fruit cocktail of aromas including white pear, passionfruit, melon and mango. These tropical fruit flavours are repeated on the palate alongside some delicious stone fruit flavours of peaches and nectarines. The mouthfeel is lovely and rich which leads to a textured and off dry finish.
Food
A great aperitif, this will go well with grilled chicken and lemon sauce, and lightly grilled snapper.
Media
Decanter Wine Awards Silver medal 2014, San Francisco International Wine Competition double Gold medal 2014, IWC Silver medal 2012.