375ml Half Bottle
Awards, Ratings & Reviews
97/100 — James Halliday, Halliday Wine Companion · 2012 Vintage · Tasted: 18 March 2014 · Published: 20 June 2021 · Drink by: 2027
"Bright, clear crimson-purple; an immaculately made pinot, immediately reflecting the special qualities of the site, the age (40+ years) of the vines, and the great vintage; the flowery, perfumed red-berried bouquet leads into an exquisitely flavoured and structured palate, making the words 'elegance' and 'finesse' seem like cliches. This is a great pinot noir, even by the exalted standards of Mount Mary."
96/100 — Jeremy Oliver · 2012 Vintage · Tasted: January 2013 · Drinking Window: 2024-2032
James Suckling · 2012 Vintage · Tasted: July 2023
"A glorious wine, mid-weighted and toothsome as it seeps into the hallowed turf of sous-bois, a lick of mint, Lapsang tea, Chinese lacquer and darker, earthy plum accents. The finish is a tad short to be churlish, but the kaleidoscopic complexity is such that it is an absolutely delicious wine all the same. Drink or hold."
About This Wine
The 2012 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: 2012
- Grape Variety: Pinot Noir
- Region: Yarra Valley / Victoria / Australia
- Alcohol: 13.1%
- 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
- Drinking Window: 2024-2032
