Mud House Central Otago Pinot Noir

The first thing you do when you start your own winery is take a good look around for something to name it after, usually a hill, a mountain, a road, or if you’re especially lucky a bay. These guys obviously had nothing but mud, so they built a house out of it and named it Mud House. Brilliant.

They’ve built little Mud Houses in three key wine growing regions – Marlborough, Waipara Valley and Central Otago (which is where they produce this wicked little value for money Pinot Noir).

Once upon a time Otago was all about rabbits and gold. The gold’s gone and the Rabbits are stew – now it’s all about the Pinot Noir in these neck of the woods.

This has always been a super reliable Central Pinot. And here’s a hot little tip – they use some of the fruit from their top Claim 431 Vineyard – soft, juicy dark cherry and berry fruit flavours with a touch of spice and silky smooth tannins.