Mount Pleasant Mothervine Pinot Noir 2022

The name is derived from a centurion plot, the oldest pinot noir vineyard in Australia. While Hunter Valley is not the first place that springs to mind when it comes to this fickle variety, pinot was the cornerstone of many of its greatest wines, often blended with shiraz. Brambly bing cherry with a sinuous curb of edgy tannin, earthy and savory. Sappy, moreish length. The effete comparison, Cote de Beaune. I'd rather drink this than so many New World pinots. A dangerously easy bottle solo. Drink or hold. Screw cap. 93 points | Ned Goodwin MW, jamessuckling.com

Sweet cherry scents, Cherry Ripe whiff, cherry pith, cold brew coffee mouthfeel with more… cherries. Clove and orange tension, vibrancy, spice and shapely tannin, bouncy in the mouth, a bit nervy but lifted character, acidity punches with freshly crushed green peppercorns finish. 93 points | Kasia Sobiesiak, The Wine Front

Tasting Notes

Perfumed floral and red fruits combined with spice and leather.    A soft luscious palate with bright fruits and structural long tannins.