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All wines that carry the Mt Difficulty label are subject
to two strict criteria: they have to be sourced from vineyards situated
in a very specific area – Bannockburn, south of the Kawarau River
– and they are to be under the umbrella of the Mt Difficulty management
team.The reasons for these self-imposed constraints are that we believe
this to be an area with very special qualities for growing grapes and
that the management of the vineyard is reflected in the quality of the
ultimate product.
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Another element of particular interest to us is the
nature of the soils: we believe that diversity and complexity are essential
elements that go toward the production of a well-balanced wine. Not least
of these elements are the actual soils that the vines grow in. Mt Difficulty
wines are made from grapes that have been grown on a wide variety of soils.
One feature common to all our vineyard soils is the high pH levels: this
is a situation that is tailor-made for wine growing grapes to produce
their best wines on sweet soils.
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