16 Jun 2011 - www.geoffkellywinereviews.co.nz

Mt Difficulty Long Gully Pinot Noir 2007

Bannockburn, Central Otago, New Zealand: 14%; $90; screwcap; 5% whole bunch; c.14 months in French oak, 34% new; www.mtdifficulty.co.nz

Pinot noir ruby, a similar hue to the 2007 Rousseau, but twice the weight. Bouquet is wonderfully fragrant at the roses and red cherry level of maturity, with hints of boronia too. It is much more floral than the Rousseau, reflecting accurately that this is in effect a grand cru wine, against the French village example. Palate is beautifully fine and delicate, these Mt Difficulty Individual Vineyard wines are some of the most subtle pinots in New Zealand, but against the Rousseau the wine is let down by a suggestion of leafy under-ripeness. Hard to score, therefore. Cellar 2 – 5 years or so. GK 06/11

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