95 points - "Another early rising for Hunter Valley vintage crew, but no surprise the team at Mount Pleasant were ready and roaring to go. The 2025 Mount Henry delivers its charming and inviting bouquet of pomegranate and Gala apple, redcurrant and tulip florals. A touch Moroccan in spice with sumac and paprika, with the Shiraz portion unfurling on the palate early. Pinot Noir here acts as a booster to the florals and uplifting the line of acidity, sandy tannins evenly filter down the palate. There is a savoury moment, long after you put the glass down back, some cassia and tea stained paper. It always gets me how moreish this wine is, a moment on the lips and never enough sips. This wine can handle almost anything you throw at it, snags, pizza, lamb shank or slices of wagyu bresola. There is so much length and grace, it will cellar well another 6-10 years but who in the world can be that patient." - Shanteh Wale (Wine Pilot)

94 points - "Just noticed, Mount Henry’s climbing up the premium price tag ladder. In this rhythm, next year it will be double its 2021/23 price. I still have a soft spot for it, maybe because I will get it for free anyway (or maybe not anymore after this post). Anyway, tomorrow is Maurice O’Shea’s birthday and the release of MP’s icons. Cheers! 73% Shiraz from Rosehill 1946 vines and 27% Pinot Noir Mothervine 1921 plantings. Shiraz in Pinot disguise. Seemingly light and delicate, but it has depth and concentration. Beautiful, vibrant colour and perfume. Sweet forest berries, raspberries, some blue, some black too. Aromas are bright, with light shining through, but flavours are dark, deep and spicy. It’s a sunny day in a damp forest. There’s wet bark, rose potpourri here, cherry wood, mint tea, black liquorice, and a medicinal edge to it all, with a bit of iron-like aftertaste. I feel the detail is coming in with time, with air. Let it be in the glass, give it time and say what you will, these two can go together very well, the Shiraz and the Pinot Noir." - Kasia Sobiesiak (The Wine Front)

Maurice O’Shea, a master blender, pioneered the blending of Shiraz with Pinot Noir. Among his early releases was a series of wines in the 1940s named in honour of his friend and supporter Henri Renault.

Created in 1944, Mount Henry was crafted with a focus on elegance, complexity and subtlety rather than power. Hand-picked fruit was aged separately before blending, the tannins of Pinot Noir combining with the elegance of Shiraz to create a wine of depth and classic character, a style now respected across the Australian wine landscape.

A note from Adrian
Is this our most important blend? With the 1944 Mount Henry included in Halliday’s greatest ever Australian wines, we must carry on the pursuit of the perfect blend with these two varieties. Shiraz Pinot blends are now firmly on the radar of almost every wine lover, and if not, they should be. Complex and quintessentially Hunter Valley, this blend draws on Rosehill vines planted in 1946 and Pinot from 1921, an average age of 90 years plus, and the benchmark in Australia.