First bottle of MM Pinot for this vintage and it’s not too bad at all. Prefer it to the Quintet, actually. Bouquet of red berries, herbs, forest floor and leather. Nothing forced, quite harmonious with good balance. Drinking well now.
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56th TWIGS Meeting (KC and Molly's place): Served blind. Cork. 13% alc. Decanted and poured immediately. Aged appearance / bricking. It’s a bit stinky initially and then offers mint, old leather, cedar. Most of the table was thinking this may be a Cabernet based wine, but one taster (SP) confidently identified it as Pinot. The diminished fruit profile was typical of an aged wine. Acidity is good, tannins smooth, elegant and resolved. A good old bottle of this wine, but it's time to drink up.
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Ha never been my favourite vintage of MM pinot and this bottle never really hit the great heights that the better MM pinots can. A little faded, perhaps tasting slightly stewed as well. Started to feel a little oxidised after some time with air so perhaps left this a little late to drink?
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Less impressive than the previous bottles. More closed and the fruit never really shone over the 2 days it was consumed. Still seemed to have a good structure and nice texture but not quite as I was hoping. Just missing that lovely sappy, bright and soft red berries I had seen in other bottles.
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I am an unashamed fan of Mount Mary pinot, particularly with a little bottle age. This opened quite floral with hints of forest floor and red berries. Some slight sappiness, velvet tannins and a lovely earthiness that paired well with the lemon, garlic and tarragon chicken. Oak was well in the background but played a nice supporting role. Great mouthfeel and freshness and a pleasing finish rounded out a very good pinot. Can see this softening even more and melting together over the next few years to improve complexity.
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2/4/2023 - JonathanP wrote: 91 Points
First bottle of MM Pinot for this vintage and it’s not too bad at all. Prefer it to the Quintet, actually. Bouquet of red berries, herbs, forest floor and leather. Nothing forced, quite harmonious with good balance. Drinking well now.
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2/16/2019 - fizz wrote:
56th TWIGS Meeting (KC and Molly's place): Served blind.
Cork. 13% alc.
Decanted and poured immediately. Aged appearance / bricking. It’s a bit stinky initially and then offers mint, old leather, cedar. Most of the table was thinking this may be a Cabernet based wine, but one taster (SP) confidently identified it as Pinot. The diminished fruit profile was typical of an aged wine. Acidity is good, tannins smooth, elegant and resolved. A good old bottle of this wine, but it's time to drink up.
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8/26/2018 - deverett wrote: 89 Points
Ha never been my favourite vintage of MM pinot and this bottle never really hit the great heights that the better MM pinots can. A little faded, perhaps tasting slightly stewed as well. Started to feel a little oxidised after some time with air so perhaps left this a little late to drink?
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3/3/2018 - SimonPh Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice mid-weight pinot, with no harsh edges, drinking nicely.
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12/6/2011 - deverett wrote: 89 Points
Less impressive than the previous bottles. More closed and the fruit never really shone over the 2 days it was consumed. Still seemed to have a good structure and nice texture but not quite as I was hoping. Just missing that lovely sappy, bright and soft red berries I had seen in other bottles.
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11/26/2011 - Vini Ciclismo Likes this wine: 90 Points
sweet red berries, earthy undertones, still undeveloped, silky and long, pippy edge adds spice
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7/10/2011 - deverett wrote: 92 Points
I am an unashamed fan of Mount Mary pinot, particularly with a little bottle age. This opened quite floral with hints of forest floor and red berries. Some slight sappiness, velvet tannins and a lovely earthiness that paired well with the lemon, garlic and tarragon chicken. Oak was well in the background but played a nice supporting role. Great mouthfeel and freshness and a pleasing finish rounded out a very good pinot. Can see this softening even more and melting together over the next few years to improve complexity.
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11/26/2009 - Vini Ciclismo Likes this wine: 91 Points
Sweet red berries. Earthy undertones, still young and undeveloped. Silky texture finishing with a long pippy edge.
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