Mt Difficulty 'Roaring Meg' Pinot Noir 2022
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- TASTING NOTE: "The 2022 Pinot Noir Roaring Meg is a soft, easy-to-drink style with plenty of bright red fruit flavors and freshness. It's pleasurable and approachable now." - Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous
- ABOUT THE WINE: Grapes were both machine and hand harvested and destemming to enhance the natural fruit characters of Pinot Noir. Fermented was on average for 25 days, with temperatures peaking at 28-30°C. The wine was plunged once daily during pre-fermentation and twice during fermentation. Post-fermentation the wine was left to extract with no further punch downs. Once tannins were in balance, the wine was pressed, settled and put into French oak (15% new) where it resided on lees for 10 months. It underwent malolactic fermentation during early spring, was racked out of barrel in early-summer and filtered but not fined prior to bottling.
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ABOUT THE PRODUCER: The story of Mt Difficulty begins in the early 1990's with 'The Gang Of Four' - the owners of five newly planted vineyards in Bannockburn. Upon a handshake they decided to work together to produce wine under one label. This handshake bound the owners of Molyneux, Mansons Farm, Verboeket Estate and Full Circle until 2004 when Mt Difficulty Wines Ltd was officially formed, and the majority of the individual vineyards passed into the ownership of the company. The hardest part for the Gang of Four was in choosing a name for the label. The first vintage was produced in 1998 and was a Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, created under the Mt Difficulty label. Prior to this, fruit had been sold to Gibbston Valley or Chard Farm. When winemaker Matt Dicey came on board as a winemaker a new winery was build and the range expanded to aromatic white varieties and single vineyard expressions, yet always retaining Mt Difficulty’s signature style.
- COUNTRY: New Zealand
- REGION: Central Otago
- VARIETAL: Pinot Noir
- WINE STYLE: Red Wine
- WINEMAKER: Greg Lane
- CLASSIFICATION: Sustainable Farming
- CLOSURE: Screwcap
- ABV%: 14%
- SIZE: 750ml
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