Mount Mary help needed

Gavin Trott · Post by **Gavin Trott** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 1:16 pm

Hello Mount Mary fans and drinkers.

I need a little assistance if I may, as I've very little experience with these wines.

I need to know which vintages of the 90's were the best, for Mount Mary, and specifically for the Mount Mary Pinot Noir.

Which are the best regarded?

fred · Post by **fred** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 2:32 pm

Gavin,

I think the best Mt Mary PN from the 90s was clearly the 1991 and John liked the 1995 as well ( I would rank it second).

1994 & 1998 are ok but pass on the remainder IMHO.

In the 80s MM was at the forefront of PN for Oz but has slipped since, whereas the cabernets/Quintet is regularly among the best in Oz.

If you are looking for Quintet from 90s (the more general question) : 1990, 1991, 1996 (this last is not ready) are the pick with 1998, 1995 the next best for me.

regards

n4sir · Post by **n4sir** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 3:51 pm

I don't know anything about MM myself, but I thought in the last week someone mentioned on the other forum the 2000 vintage of the Pinot was about the best of recent vintages.

Cheers,
Ian

fred · Post by **fred** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:41 pm

Ian,

the request was for "90's" (which may include 00 at a pinch I guess)

2000 PN in Yarra was pretty good (most of the recent even years have been) but the particular wine is not as good as 01 or 95 (albeit I did not include it as I took a more restrictive view of the parameters)

regards

Gavin Trott · Post by **Gavin Trott** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:43 pm

fred wrote:Ian,

the request was for "90's" (which may include 00 at a pinch I guess)

2000 PN in Yarra was pretty good (most of the recent even years have been) but the particular wine is not as good as 01 or 95 (albeit I did not include it as I took a more restrictive view of the parameters)

regards

Thanks for the help, greatly appreciated.

Jordan · Post by **Jordan** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 1:46 am

I will be cracking a 2000 Mt Mary Pinot Noir on Xmas Eve. Will report back.

crusty2 · Post by **crusty2** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 8:42 am

from the Mount Mary Newsletter for 2003 they tasted and rated the following Pinot Noir
Good: 1990, 1994, 1997, 1998
Very Good: 1991, 1995, 2001

from the Mount Mary Newsletter for 2004 the following comments on Pinot Noir
"In the last twelve years only 4 have been very good to excellent: 1992, 1996, 1999 and 2000. Despite all this, our experience is that in the lesser years our wines are not as horrid as some of the Burgundian failures....."

I have tried the 1991, 1994 and 1996 in the last year and 1991 is definitely the best of the three.