2023 Mount Pleasant Mountain A Medium Bodied Dry Red

96 pts
An intensely flavoured yet fresh Hunter Shiraz from the Rosehill Vineyard planted in 1965.

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The Rosehill vineyard on the Mount Pleasant estate was purchased by Maurice O'Shea in 1945. This particular Shiraz comes from the vines planted in 1965 by O'Shea's successor, Brian Walsh, as part of his extension of the vineyard, planting the blocks a little closer together.

The meticulous winemaking process begins with destemming the handpicked fruit and cold-soaking it for 72 hours to extract vibrant color and tannin. Fermentation follows with a neutral yeast strain, and the wine is carefully pumped over three times daily. After pressing just before dryness, the wine undergoes malolactic fermentation in the tank before being racked to less than 20% new puncheons for nine months of maturation.

The Mountain A offers a deep purple hue with violet highlights. The nose is an intense blend of red fruits—raspberry, mulberry, and blueberry—intermingled with classic Rosehill violet notes and a touch of spice from the oak. The palate is driven by vibrant red fruits, supported by subtle oak and natural acidity that lends elegance and balance.

This medium-bodied, classic Hunter Valley Shiraz has a balance that promises to develop beautifully with age. 

95 points - "Quite an intense and brooding red – dark, blueberry, mulberry compote with green olive, saline minerality, clove-cinnamon brown spice, dried leafiness and an almost dried seaweed, umami-like quality. Potent. Tannins shimmy in a suede haze over the wine, tightening gently but with direction. Pitch perfect medium weight too. Serious, complex, very good." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

94 points - "A bit quiet at first. Strawberries, red cherries and orange peel, Campari, ruby grapefruit. The texture is what speaks here, medium-weight with a deep flavour stain mainly in the mid-palate, it’s bloody and meaty, with some dead flower/sous-bois character. Medicinal cherry, boot paste, porcini mushrooms, hazelnut sponge cake. I like it, it’s red fruit-scented and black fruit-flavoured. Very nice but somehow I can’t quite push it to 95." - Kasia Sobiesiak (The Wine Front)

96 points - "Purple fruit, ripe raspberry, dried roses. A bit more grunt and weight than the Mountain C, thicker tannin structure, some liquorice richness, and a ferrous edge, with a long finish of super length. Such power in a medium-bodied wine, give it some time. 96 points." - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

96 points - "Adrian Sparks is really lighting things up with these Mount Pleasant releases. This Mountain A is an absolutely brilliant Shiraz and I'm in love. Red fruits and berries cling to blueberries and mulberries that lead the way. Add some mandarin peel, pan juices, Campari and red currants. Purple flowers add lift and an attractive perfume. Seductively silky and polished, super fine tannins show some of that synonymous Hunter Valley earthiness. Incredibly glorious, I adore its medium-bodied shape. Classy Hunter. Drink to ten years+" - Q Wine Reviews

Handpicked off the 1965 Vines at Rosehill, the selected fruit was destemmed to open top fermenters for around 72 hours of cold soaking to extract color and tannin without alcohol. The must was allowed to warm and was inoculated with a neutral yeast strain and pumped over three times a day. The wine was pressed just before dryness and MLF underwent in the tank. The finished wine was then racked to less than 20% new puncheons for 9 months before blending.

Wine Profile
Colour
Deep purple with violet hues

Aroma
Intense red fruits of raspberry, mulberry, and blueberry all combine with classic Rosehill violet notes with some subtle spice from maturation in wood.

Palate
Beautiful red fruits drive the length of the palate with intensity and focus. Some lovely supporting oak provides a subtle backbone with wonderful natural acidity giving elegance.

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type Red
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Shiraz
Country Australia
Region Hunter Valley
Australian State NSW
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High Score
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Critic Score 96
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
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