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CUISINE MAGAZINE’S ANNUAL NZ SWEET WINE TASTING

CUISINE MAGAZINE’S ANNUAL NZ SWEET WINE TASTING

• Noble • Review • Riesling

Cuisine, a NZ magazine we eagerly await to hit our mailbox, have released their annual NZ Sweet Wine tasting results and we are thrilled to have been awarded first, third, and seventh spots alongside other excellent NZ sweet wine producers.   Mt Difficulty Single Vineyard ‘Long Gully’ Noble Riesling 2014 (375ml) ***** First Place Mt Difficulty Single Vineyard ‘Long Gully’ Noble Riesling 2015 (375ml) ***** Third Place Mt Difficulty ‘Growers Series’ Single Vineyard ‘Silver Tussock’ Noble Riesling (750ml) **** Seventh Place   Our Single Vineyard Long Gully Noble Riesling 2014, took out first place and Five Stars, with the judges...

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NEW REVIEWS FROM BOB CAMPBELL, <br/> NEW ZEALAND MASTER OF WINE, <br/> AND AN UPDATE TO OUR 2015 PINOT NOIR RELEASE SCHEDULE

NEW REVIEWS FROM BOB CAMPBELL,
NEW ZEALAND MASTER OF WINE,
AND AN UPDATE TO OUR 2015 PINOT NOIR RELEASE SCHEDULE

• Bendigo • Bob Campbell • Growers Series • Lowburn • Pinot Noir 2015 • Review

Bob Campbell has released his annual Pinot Noir tasting notes and reviews. Bob's reviews contain notes on our Bannockburn '15, Growers Series 'Packspur Vineyard' Lowburn Valley '15 and our inaugural release of Growers Series 'Chinamans Terrace' Bendigo '15.   We're super-pumped that our pursuit to release Pinot Noir that is an unique expression of Place has seen this first release from Bendigo, however a warning, these Single Vineyard Growers Series wines are small in volume and sell quickly.   For those patiently waiting, we're not finished yet from 2015, with our Bannockburn Single Vineyard wines quietly waiting, in bottle, for... Read more

MT DIFFICULTY BANNOCKBURN PINOR NOIR 2014 RECEIVES FIVE STARS AND 'WINE OF THE WEEK' <br/> FROM RAYMOND CHAN, NEW ZEALAND WINE ADVISER, JUDGE AND WRITER

MT DIFFICULTY BANNOCKBURN PINOR NOIR 2014 RECEIVES FIVE STARS AND 'WINE OF THE WEEK'
FROM RAYMOND CHAN, NEW ZEALAND WINE ADVISER, JUDGE AND WRITER

• Bannockburn • Drinking window • Pinot Noir 2014 • Raymond Chan • Review

Mt Difficulty Bannockburn Central Otago Pinot Noir 2014 Dark, deep ruby-red colour with good depth, and lighter purple hues on the rim. The nose is soft and full, the fruit expression a little restrained, showing gentle layers of dark red cherry and berry fruit entwined with dried thyme herbs, red florals and subtle nutty notes.The aromatics grow in volume in the glass. Medium-bodied, the flavours are subtly and harmoniously melded with red cherry and berry fruit, thyme herbs and nuts, the flavours with sweetness and richness, supported and balanced by fine-grained, flowery tannins. The wine flows smoothly, the palate underlined... Read more