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Mount Mary help needed
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 1:16 pm
by Gavin Trott
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?
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 2:32 pm
by fred
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
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 3:51 pm
by n4sir
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
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:41 pm
by fred
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
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:43 pm
by Gavin Trott
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.
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 1:46 am
by Jordan
I will be cracking a 2000 Mt Mary Pinot Noir on Xmas Eve. Will report back.
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 8:42 am
by crusty2
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.