[SOLD-OUT] Mount Mary Pinot Noir 2013

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Campbell Mattinson 96 Points
'Mount Mary Pinot Noir doesn't quite burst from the blocks in the way of most modern Yarra Valley pinot noir, but it's proven to be eminently age worthy. Out of interest, there are over 30 different clones of pinot noir growing in the Mount Mary vineyard, the pinot noir taken as cuttings in the early 1970s. If ever there was an example of the classic Mount Mary pinot noir style, then this is it. It's powerful but stand-offish, somewhat aristocratic in its fruit and oak handling, offers a firm grip of tannin and feels built to evolve slowly. It can be consumed and enjoyed now, most certainly, but its best is long ahead of it. It has an imposing beauty.'
Campbell Mattinson, Wine Front

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'The Pinot noir vines were sourced from Western Victoria in 1971. This material was acquired before individual clonal selections were considered, and as such, our older Pinot blocks are a mix of many clones. A visiting French ampelographer (vine expert) once told John Middleton that there were in the order of 30+ clones in our original Pinot block. Subsequent plantings of Pinot on this site have been selections from the original block, and the clonal selection has been somewhat refined. There are also some newer blocks of Pinot planted (as of 2008) to American rootstocks and are of specific clonal material, namely MV6 and 777. In the winery the emphasis is on simplicity. By today's standards, relatively short fermentations are employed, typically 8-10 days, with no cold soaks or post fermentation maceration. This is followed by 16 months of barrel maturation consisting of 25% new oak barriques. Minimal, if any, filtration is carried out prior to bottling.'
Mount Mary

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  Sustainably-made  

Country:

Australia

Region:

VIC- Yarra Valley

Variety:

Wine Red - Pinot noir

Size:

750mL