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Mt Difficulty Packspur Pinot Noir

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WINERY INFORMATION Vineyard The Growers Series is a recent addition to the Mt Difficulty portfolio allowing us to showcase the terroir of different sub-regions Packspur Vineyard is situated on Heany Road in Lowburn on the northern side of Cromwell as opposed to Bannockburn to the South The vneyard takes its name from the track that was used to pack supplies over the Pisa Range from the Lowburn Valley to the gold-fields of the Cardrona Valley The vineyard irrigation is a miners rsquo water right from 1863 Packspur Vineyard was planted from locally sourced cuttings by Anne and Laurie McAuley in 1993 The vineyard comprises 3 hectares of north facing Pinot Noir clones 5 6 115 and Lincoln Mix Pinot Gris Riesling Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay The grapes are close-planted on gravelly loam soil The vineyard escapes the worst of winds and the slopes ensure a minimal frost risk TASTING NOTES Aromatically this wine leads with soft velvety brambly wild strawberry and red cherry additional detail comes from brown spice Supple textural brambly cherry notes lead into a soft broad flow through the palate Finally the wine finishes with a herb and strawberry influence running alongside elegant structural elements nbsp Mt Difficulty Packspur Pinot Noir will improve for 8 ndash 12 years given optimal cellaring conditions

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2015
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WINERY INFORMATION Vineyard The Growers Series is a recent addition to the Mt Difficulty portfolio allowing us to showcase the terroir of different sub-regions Packspur Vineyard is situated on Heany Road in Lowburn on the northern side of Cromwell as opposed to Bannockburn to the South The vineyard takes its name from the track that was used to pack supplies over the Pisa Range from the Lowburn Valley to the gold-fields of the Cardrona Valley The vineyard irrigation is a miners rsquo water right from 1863 Packspur Vineyard was planted from locally sourced cuttings by Anne and Laurie McAuley in 1993 The vineyard comprises 3 hectares of north facing Pinot Noir clones 5 6 115 and Lincoln Mix Pinot Gris Riesling Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay The grapes are close-planted on gravelly loam soil The vineyard escapes the worst of winds and the slopes ensure a minimal frost risk TASTING NOTES Aromatically this wine leads with soft velvety brambly wild strawberry and red cherry additional detail comes from brown spice Supple textural brambly cherry notes lead into a soft broad flow through the palate Finally the wine finishes with a herb and strawberry influence running alongside elegant structural elements nbsp Mt Difficulty Packspur Pinot Noir will improve for 8 ndash 12 years given optimal cellaring conditions

Vintage: 2015

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