Mount Difficulty

Five Star Winery Rating - Seventh Great Pinot Noir Classification 2014, Matthew Dukes & Tyson Stelzer

"Mt Difficulty Wines was one of the first established wineries in Bannockburn, Central Otago. The company has the luxury of utilising a variety of different terroirs which create superb regional and Single Vineyard wines for the Mt Difficulty and Roaring Meg labels." - NZ Wine

"With our founding vineyards established in 1992, Mt Difficulty owns some of the oldest vineyards and is one of most respected wineries in the Central Otago region of New Zealand's rugged South Island. Situated in Bannockburn, a unique and rare area of extremes, Mt Difficulty has harnessed the once brutal terrain to produce premium wines at the forefront of Central Otago's wine production." - Mount Difficulty

  • [SOLD-OUT] Mount Difficulty Pinot Noir 2013

    [SOLD-OUT] Mount Difficulty Pinot Noir 2013

    Region: NZ- Central Otago

    Cameron Douglas 4.5 Stars!“Fabulous bouquet of ripe red fruits and 'terroir' with red to dark red cherry and freeze-dried raspberry, bramble and oak with wild thyme and a light oyster note. On the palate - very reflective of the nose with a mealy, dusty...

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  • Mount Difficulty Pipeclay Pinot Noir 2005

    [SOLD-OUT] Mount Difficulty Pipeclay Pinot Noir 2005

    Region: NZ- Central Otago

    "Big Pinot Noir ruby. Bouquet is more oaky than some of the top Otago wines, mingled with an interesting aromatic note and a faintly buttery component in the aroma, on generalized berry. Palate brings the wine back into the Otago black cherry line,...

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  • Mount Difficulty 'Long Gully' Pinot Noir 2005

    [SOLD-OUT] Mount Difficulty 'Long Gully' Pinot Noir 2005

    Region: NZ- Central Otago

    "Ruby, some carmine and velvet...Bouquet on this Otago wine shows the same wonderful black cherry fruit as several of the others, but the floral component at this stage is a little more entangled in new oak...On palate the wine shows great fruit, good...

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  • Mount Difficulty Pinot Noir 2012

    [SOLD-OUT] Mount Difficulty Pinot Noir 2012

    Region: NZ- Central Otago

    Wine NZ Spring 4.5 stars! "Good, robust colour. Big and sweet fruited on the nose. Luscious, ripe red and black cherry and blackberry flavours; fragrant and spicy with support from well-integrated oak. Still very youthful with good concentration and...

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  • Mount Difficulty Pinot Noir 2010

    [SOLD-OUT] Mount Difficulty Pinot Noir 2010

    Region: NZ- Central Otago

    Gary Walsh 94 Points!"Cherry pip, licorice root, almond, plenty of spice, seasoning of dried herb and something like warm earth " the smell of it is immediately appealing and identifiably Kiwi Pinot Noir. Medium weight with attractive grip, balanced...

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  • Mount Difficulty Pinot Noir 2009

    [SOLD-OUT] Mount Difficulty Pinot Noir 2009

    Region: NZ- Central Otago

    Nick Stock 93 Points!"This Bannockburn pinot opens with nice bright fragrance and has a handy lifted fruit presence on the nose, some wild herbs, Chinese spices and earthy, stony notes. The palate's wrenched right to the limit of extraction, showing...

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  • Mount Difficulty Pinot Noir 2008

    [SOLD-OUT] Mount Difficulty Pinot Noir 2008

    Region: NZ- Central Otago

    Gourmet Traveller Wine 92 Points!"Elegant wine, slightly lighter than usual but showing some density and power. Floral, cherry, mineral, subtle oak and hints of spice. Attractive sweet fruit is balanced by fine, drying tannins. Nice focus and good length...

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  • Mount Difficulty Pinot Noir 2007

    [SOLD-OUT] Mount Difficulty Pinot Noir 2007

    Region: NZ- Central Otago

    "This wine reflects the nature of a low yielding vintage, displaying great concentration and balance; black cherry and blackberry dominate the aroma and these are underpinned by Christmas cake spice and liquorice. The wine has a dark concentrated front...

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    $54.95
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  • Mount Difficulty Pinot Noir 2006

    [SOLD-OUT] Mount Difficulty Pinot Noir 2006

    Region: NZ- Central Otago

    Bob Campbell 92 points!"I love this winery's single-vineyard pinot noirs, but the 2006 vintages have been shown up by the regular label. This eyebrow-raising drop is plump, fleshy and bursting with plum and cherry flavours. Textbook balance and...

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  • Mount Difficulty Pinot Noir 2005

    [SOLD-OUT] Mount Difficulty Pinot Noir 2005

    Region: NZ- Central Otago

    A magnificent New Zealand Pinot from the Central Otago region. This is an outstanding follow up to the 2003 and was awarded a silver medal at the 2006 Air New Zealand Wine Awards. This wine reflects the nature of the vintage displaying great...

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