HISTORYThis area of Mt Difficulty has undergone enormous transformations prior to ever becoming a vineyard. As with the Pipeclay Terrace it was formed from the gravels washed down during mining operations. The gravels thus deposited were then largely carted away and used for road metal on many local roads. Then a portion of the area was made into a dam! Of all the sites chosen to be a vineyard this was the most woebegone and unlikely: a rabbit infested, gullied and briar covered wasteland that took a lot of work to get into shape to become a vineyard.
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SoilsGiven its distance from Pipeclay it is extraordinary how similar Templars Hill is in its soils makeup. These consist of a mixture across the vineyard of heavy Scotland Point clay soils alternating with the drought prone coarse gravel Bannockburn soils. This vineyard is by far the most difficult to manage from an irrigation perspective of all the Mt Difficulty vineyards. 
Varieties
Templars Hill consists of Pinot Gris (3.14Ha), Chardonnay (0.82Ha) and Sauvignon Blanc (1.9Ha).
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