Mt Difficulty Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2024 750ml

Mt Difficulty Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2023 is dark garnet with red & black cherry on the nose and a spice profile of Szechuan pepper, cardamom & star anise. Inviting and opulent, the palate is flush with sweet cherry & blueberry, followed by trademark earth & savoury notes and framed by baking spice and fine grained French Oak. The fruit floods through to the finish with a juicy balance, indicating acidity that will keep the wine aging well.

Mt Difficulty Bannockburn Pinot Noir is best after two years and will age gracefully for a further 12 years given optimal cellaring conditions.

• Gold, 95 Points, The New Zealand International Wine Show 2024

Grapes for Bannockburn Pinot Noir come exclusively from estate and winery managed vineyards situated on the south side of the Kawarau River. While subject to the seasonal and diurnal temperature extremes of Central Otago, each vineyard has a specific terroir and a variety of low fertility soil types: light sands, clays, loams and gravels. The majority of grapes come from earlier plantings which are predominantly clones 5, 6 and 10/5, while more recent plantings are a mix of Dijon clones 113, 115, 667 and 777.