2004 Mount Mary Pinot Noir 750ml

Awards, Ratings & Reviews

96/100 — Jeremy Oliver · 2004 Vintage · Tasted: January 2005
Drinking Window: 2012-2016

“Is this a bit higher alcohol? Stewy fruits, quite concentrated. Dense. First vintage under Diam closure.”

— Patrick Walsh, Mount Mary through the Decades · 2004 Vintage

About This Wine

The 2004 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: 2004
• 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
• Closure: Diam