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Mount Mary Quintet
22,074 bottles
CT92.3 average score
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Mount Mary Pinot Noir
5,260 bottles
CT91.4 average score
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Mount Mary Chardonnay
4,704 bottles
CT91.9 average score
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1. CamWheeler
61 Tasting Notes
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2. graemeg
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3. deverett
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OUR HISTORY
John Middleton – Founder
John led a very active and healthy life during which much was achieved. He came to Lilydale in 1952 after service in the RAAF and medical training at Melbourne University. Although he had the opportunity to specialise, he chose to establish himself as a much-loved family doctor in what was then, a predominantly rural community. His fascination with wine began in his late teens and never faded. Mount Mary was the vehicle by which he fulfilled his dream to produce wines of great quality. John died in 2006 at 82 years of age, after a short illness.
Mount Mary is a family owned, single vineyard estate located in the heart of the Yarra Valley which lies in the south-eastern corner of Australia to the east of Melbourne in the state of Victoria. Established in 1971 by John and Marli Middleton, Mount Mary was one of the first vineyards planted in the resurgence of the Yarra Valley as a premium wine producing region.
The inspiration behind the planting of vines in the Yarra Valley came from the Swiss settlers of the 1850’s. These worldly and hard working immigrants had been greatly influenced by the French wine producers and recognised the climatic parallels the Yarra Valley shared with Bordeaux and Burgundy.
After extensive visits to the wine producing areas of the world in the late 1960’s, and in particular those of Bordeaux and Burgundy, John and Marli became fixated on French premium wine. They resolved to find a suitable site upon which to establish a small commercial vineyard with the intention of making elegant, low alcohol wines from French varieties. John was obsessed at this stage with an idea put in his head by Colin Preece of Great Western, that Australia was yet to produce a refined and elegant Cabernet. John saw it as his duty to work towards this.
And so it was that in 1971, John and Marli stumbled upon the property known as Mount Mary. Surprisingly this ideally located, gentle north facing slope had not been planted to the vine yet they immediately recognised it as being ideal for their purpose. The first plantings were completed by mid 1972 and today Mount Mary has around 40 acres under vine representing 18 varieties of varying age and distribution.
The four wines produced by Mount Mary come from 10 varieties. Two wines are based on Bordeaux blends accounting for 8 varieties and two wines are the common varietals from Burgundy. Over the past few years we have been developing a new blend from the Rhone Valley based on 7 varieties not previously planted here. For those of you who add things up, the 18th variety is Pinot blanc which we have never done anything with but who knows what the future holds!
Mount Mary has established a dedicated clientele of private mailing list customers and has a national distributor to selected restaurants and retail outlets. We place great importance on consistency of style and quality as well as shying away from public exposure and promotion. We have always preferred to let the wines do the talking.
OUR ENVIRONMENT
More than half the land area of Mount Mary is not directly related to wine production. The health of our property is of primary concern and we have the long term objective of being self-sufficient in energy and water. We are also keen to limit our impact on the environment through revegetation and weed control. Despite the many challenges that have been presented to us over the past few years, progress towards our environmental goals continues. Whilst we still have a long way to go in terms of becoming the ideal environmentally aware organisaton, we have continued with our planting program and our water and energy system designs. This year work has begun on the reticulation of our harvested water supplies, the modernisation of our winery wastewater management and the energy efficiency of winery. Our revegetation areas are already attracting increased numbers of native birds and our Snow Gum conservation area is looking good. We are continuing with our program of collecting a variety of native seed for propagation.
In the past two years we have been fortunate to be a part of Melbourne Water’s Stream Frontage program. Although both drought and flood have played a part in limiting the establishment of young plants, we will continue to work on these areas through 2011. Also on the agenda is the completion of our gully wetland project.
The ultimate goal of our environmental works is to be energy and water efficient relying less on outside supply, provide additional habitat for native species and to limit our negative impacts by containing and treating waste products on site. Renewable power, water collection and recycling and redesigned facilities are at the centre of these improvements.
OUR HISTORY
John Middleton – Founder
John led a very active and healthy life during which much was achieved. He came to Lilydale in 1952 after service in the RAAF and medical training at Melbourne University. Although he had the opportunity to specialise, he chose to establish himself as a much-loved family doctor in what was then, a predominantly rural community. His fascination with wine began in his late teens and never faded. Mount Mary was the vehicle by which he fulfilled his dream to produce wines of great quality. John died in 2006 at 82 years of age, after a short illness.
Mount Mary is a family owned, single vineyard estate located in the heart of the Yarra Valley which lies in the south-eastern corner of Australia to the east of Melbourne in the state of Victoria. Established in 1971 by John and Marli Middleton, Mount Mary was one of the first vineyards planted in the resurgence of the Yarra Valley as a premium wine producing region.
The inspiration behind the planting of vines in the Yarra Valley came from the Swiss settlers of the 1850’s. These worldly and hard working immigrants had been greatly influenced by the French wine producers and recognised the climatic parallels the Yarra Valley shared with Bordeaux and Burgundy.
After extensive visits to the wine producing areas of the world in the late 1960’s, and in particular those of Bordeaux and Burgundy, John and Marli became fixated on French premium wine. They resolved to find a suitable site upon which to establish a small commercial vineyard with the intention of making elegant, low alcohol wines from French varieties. John was obsessed at this stage with an idea put in his head by Colin Preece of Great Western, that Australia was yet to produce a refined and elegant Cabernet. John saw it as his duty to work towards this.
And so it was that in 1971, John and Marli stumbled upon the property known as Mount Mary. Surprisingly this ideally located, gentle north facing slope had not been planted to the vine yet they immediately recognised it as being ideal for their purpose. The first plantings were completed by mid 1972 and today Mount Mary has around 40 acres under vine representing 18 varieties of varying age and distribution.
The four wines produced by Mount Mary come from 10 varieties. Two wines are based on Bordeaux blends accounting for 8 varieties and two wines are the common varietals from Burgundy. Over the past few years we have been developing a new blend from the Rhone Valley based on 7 varieties not previously planted here. For those of you who add things up, the 18th variety is Pinot blanc which we have never done anything with but who knows what the future holds!
Mount Mary has established a dedicated clientele of private mailing list customers and has a national distributor to selected restaurants and retail outlets. We place great importance on consistency of style and quality as well as shying away from public exposure and promotion. We have always preferred to let the wines do the talking.
OUR ENVIRONMENT
More than half the land area of Mount Mary is not directly related to wine production. The health of our property is of primary concern and we have the long term objective of being self-sufficient in energy and water. We are also keen to limit our impact on the environment through revegetation and weed control. Despite the many challenges that have been presented to us over the past few years, progress towards our environmental goals continues. Whilst we still have a long way to go in terms of becoming the ideal environmentally aware organisaton, we have continued with our planting program and our water and energy system designs. This year work has begun on the reticulation of our harvested water supplies, the modernisation of our winery wastewater management and the energy efficiency of winery. Our revegetation areas are already attracting increased numbers of native birds and our Snow Gum conservation area is looking good. We are continuing with our program of collecting a variety of native seed for propagation.
In the past two years we have been fortunate to be a part of Melbourne Water’s Stream Frontage program. Although both drought and flood have played a part in limiting the establishment of young plants, we will continue to work on these areas through 2011. Also on the agenda is the completion of our gully wetland project.
The ultimate goal of our environmental works is to be energy and water efficient relying less on outside supply, provide additional habitat for native species and to limit our negative impacts by containing and treating waste products on site. Renewable power, water collection and recycling and redesigned facilities are at the centre of these improvements.
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Group wines by:
| wine type | Name, Type, Locale | Year |
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| Rosé |
Mount Mary Grenache Marli Russell(View Label Image)Rosé, Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley |
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| White |
Mount Mary Chardonnay(View Label Image)White, Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley |
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| White |
Mount Mary Chardonnay Dr John ChardonnayWhite, Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley |
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| White |
Mount Mary Chardonnay Reflexion(View Label Image)White, Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley |
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| White |
Mount Mary Marli Russell Marsanne Roussanne(View Label Image)White, Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley |
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| White |
Mount Mary Marli Russell RP1(View Label Image)White, Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley |
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| White |
Mount Mary Reflexion Fumé Blanc(View Label Image)White, Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley |
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| White |
Mount Mary Roussanne Marli Russell(View Label Image)White, Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley |
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| White |
Mount Mary Triolet(View Label Image)White, Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley |
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| Red |
Mount Mary Cabernet Franc Reflexion(View Label Image)Red, Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley |
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| Red |
Mount Mary Cabernet Sauvignon JWDM(View Label Image)Red, Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley |
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| Red |
Mount Mary Cabernet Sauvignon SignatureRed, Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley |
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| Red |
Mount Mary Marli Russell(View Label Image)Red, Australia, Victoria |
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| Red |
Mount Mary Marli Russell Grenache Mourvedre ShirazRed, Australia, Victoria |
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| Red |
Mount Mary Marli Russell Grenache ShirazRed, Australia, Victoria |
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| Red |
Mount Mary Marli Russell RP2(View Label Image)Red, Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley |
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| Red |
Mount Mary Merlot(View Label Image)Red, Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley |
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| Red |
Mount Mary Merlot MalbecRed, Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley |
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| Red |
Mount Mary Pinot Noir(View Label Image)Red, Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley |
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| Red |
Mount Mary Pinot Noir Lilydale(View Label Image)Red, Australia, Victoria, Central Victoria, Goulburn Valley |
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| Red |
Mount Mary Pinot Noir Reflexion(View Label Image)Red, Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley |
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| Red |
Mount Mary Quintet(View Label Image)Red, Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley |
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| Red |
Mount Mary Reflexion(View Label Image)Red, Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley |