Mount Mary

Gregoire · Post by **Gregoire** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 4:54 pm

Just for info - I attended Mount Mary this weekend past and tasted all 4 wines. The 03 reds and 04 whites, as I recall. Have to say that the lineup was one of the best I have tasted. The wines were all unbelievably "clean", with not a smell or flavour out of balance anywhere. Budget and the sheer choice out there at the moment restricted me to buying just 3 Quintet and 3 Chards, but the Triolet and Pinot were absolutely top class too. Rarely have I tasted wines so young where everything seems to be in such perfect balance. I'm sure the lot of them have many great years ahead. The Quintet is a ripper, and more full-bodied than most I have tasted.

Milwaukee Twin · Post by **Milwaukee Twin** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 2:14 am

[quote=" The Quintet is a ripper, and more full-bodied than most I have tasted.[/quote]

Doc Middleton has decided on 'reverse osmosis' after RP's comment :lol:

Milwaukee Twin · Post by **Milwaukee Twin** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 2:17 am

[quote=" The Quintet is a ripper, and more full-bodied than most I have tasted.[/quote]

Doc Middleton has decided on 'reverse osmosis' after RP's comment :lol:

smithy · Post by **smithy** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:26 am

Attended the same tasting in Melbourne. (at Randalls)The Chardonnay was and a bit phenolic, with nice wood but too much for the balance of the wine.

The Quintet was quite rich for a Yarra Valley (also showing mountains of very high quality French oak) and was better balanced. Not my thing I suppose, but I have seen better Yarra's (the Allinda as an example)

I didn't buy any but the 03 Dead Arm was bloody magnificent, the NV Louis Roederer was pretty shmick the 05 Clare Rieslings we also guzzled were pretty fine as well!

Cheers
Smithy

platinum · Post by **platinum** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 7:43 pm

Just got of the phone with the Doctor and he said he had just received a fax from James Halliday saying that he had attended a blind tasting with many Bordeaux and two Quintets had come out on top of them all. I dont know which vintages.

He also said that whatever wines dont make it out by next week might not get sent untill February

Neville K · Post by **Neville K** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 1:35 am

smithy wrote:8)

Attended the same tasting in Melbourne. (at Randalls)The Chardonnay was and a bit phenolic, with nice wood but too much for the balance of the wine.

The Quintet was quite rich for a Yarra Valley (also showing mountains of very high quality French oak) and was better balanced. Not my thing I suppose, but I have seen better Yarra's (the Allinda as an example)

I didn't buy any but the 03 Dead Arm was bloody magnificent, the NV Louis Roederer was pretty shmick the 05 Clare Rieslings we also guzzled were pretty fine as well!

Cheers
Smithy

Unless a second bottle was opened the chardonnay at Randalls was unfortunately corked and bore no resemblance to the wine tasted at the winery the week before. The corked bottle was "retired" by Randall's staff at 2.20PM. Quite rightly.

smithy · Post by **smithy** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:47 am

Saw both bottles.
Didn't comment on the first as that sort of thing can happen to anybody.

We must have been there at the same time?

I was the big dopey looking bloke with the big grin!

Cheers
Smithy

J Halliday Jr · Post by **J Halliday Jr** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:40 am

I saw the 2nd bottle of the chard- too hot (both temperature and finish). The Quintet was simply the best Oz cabernet I've ever seen. Smithy, you're out of your mind!

smithy · Post by **smithy** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:52 am

dar JHJ
Glad you liked it!

If we all liked the same thing it really would be a sad old world!

Cheers

Smithy

platinum · Post by **platinum** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 1:55 am

Has everyone received there order yet?

GraemeG · Post by **GraemeG** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 7:57 am

platinum wrote:Has everyone received there order yet?

My small order arrived yesterday (Sydney).
cheers,
Graeme

platinum · Post by **platinum** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 11:02 am

Thanks Graham mine just got here today also

Lincoln · Post by **Lincoln** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 5:48 pm

Mine has just arrived in BNE. No obvious leakers, but the bottles are warm. It must have spent the weekend in a warehouse up here. This is a crazy time of year to be shipping premium wine around Australia, I just don't understand it....

Baby Chickpea · Post by **Baby Chickpea** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 10:33 am

Lincoln wrote:Mine has just arrived in BNE. No obvious leakers, but the bottles are warm. It must have spent the weekend in a warehouse up here. This is a crazy time of year to be shipping premium wine around Australia, I just don't understand it....

One of the reasons why Dave Andersonj from Wild Duck Creek has now shifted his releases 6 months later to May 2006.

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