Mt Difficulty ‘Ghost Town’ Chardonnay 2024 750ml

Mt Difficulty Ghost Town Chardonnay 2022 is handcrafted in very limited quantities showcasing the unique personality of the diverse microclimate and soils of Lowburn Valley.

A classic styled Chardonnay. Flinty, mineral notes, redolent of schist with ripe lemon curd and pastry. A fine and long palate, champions the acidity that Central Otago Chardonnay possess with yellow citrus, white peach and beeswax. An extended time on lees has brought a power and weight to the mid-palate with a long, elegant finish.

We expect this wine to evolve with careful cellaring for another 10-15 years.

Our Ghost Town wines are an exploration of the unique character of Central Otago sub-regions beyond our home in Bannockburn. Central Otago is dotted with the deserted relics of a mining era bygone. This wine is a blend of grapes from Packspur Vineyard and McFelin Ridge Vineyard, both situated in Lowburn Valley on the northern side of Cromwell at a higher elevation on a steep block with a mix of clay and deep silt loam soils. These wines are a nod to those miners who came following fortune and left behind and left behind remnants rich for winemaking. Made in limited quantities and with minimal intervention, Ghost Town Chardonnay expresses the personality our Lowburn Valley vineyards.