95/100 — Jeremy Oliver · 2003 Vintage · Tasted: January 2004
Drinking Window: 2008-2011
92/100 — James Halliday, Halliday Wine Companion · 2003 Vintage · Published: 20 June 2021
"Light but bright hue; a light-bodied, elegant wine, the light plum and spice fruit as yet very restrained. History shows it will develop given time."
About This Wine
The 2003 Mount Mary Pinot Noir is a Yarra Valley Pinot Noir from Victoria, Australia.
Mount Mary Pinot Noir is sourced from vines originally brought from Western Victoria in 1971. The older Pinot blocks are a mix of many clones, with a visiting French ampelographer once suggesting there were around 30 or more clones in the original Pinot block.
In the winery, Mount Mary Pinot Noir is made with an emphasis on simplicity, using relatively short fermentations and barrel maturation before bottling.
About the Producer
Mount Mary Vineyards is an Australian family-owned estate in the Yarra Valley, Victoria. The Middleton family purchased the land in 1971, and the first vines were planted in 1972 on a gentle north-facing slope.
Specifications
Vintage: 2003
Grape Variety: Pinot Noir
Region: Yarra Valley / Victoria / Australia
Sweetness: Dry
Fermentation: 8-10 days
Maturation: 16 months in barrel, with 25% new oak barriques
Production Attributes: Minimal, if any, fining and filtration before bottling
